I stepped back to let them pass.

我退后一步给他们让路。

《牛津词典》

I stepped back and analysed the situation.

我退一步分析了局势。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

She stepped back from the door expectantly.

她充满期待地从门口往后退。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He has not stepped back from his policy of seeking to work with Iran after thirty years without diplomatic ties.

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But President Obama says "we have stepped back from the brink."

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South Korean Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo says North Korea has stepped back from a strident demand it made earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

Nevertheless, I stepped back, brushed off my ego, and tried to put myself in her shoes.

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Maybe I should have stepped back and become enraged or entertained or at least a libertarian.

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In endless rounds of negotiations since then, China and Japan have stepped back from the brink.

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