back off

英 [bæk ɒf]

美 [bæk ɔːf]

（为避免问题或冲突而）后退，避让，退缩; 放弃，收回（主张、要求、承诺等）

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB （为避免问题或冲突而）后退，避让，退缩
If youback off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight.
1. They backed off in horror.
  他们心怀恐惧地退缩了。
PHRASAL VERB 放弃，收回（主张、要求、承诺等）
If youback off froma claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, or if youback offit, you withdraw it.
1. A spokesman says the president has backed off from his threat to boycott the conference...
  一位发言人表示总统已经收回了他将抵制这次会议的威胁。
2. The union has publicly backed off that demand.
  工会已经公开撤回了那项要求。
PHRASAL VERB 别插手；别干涉
If you tell someone toback off, you are telling them to stop interfering.
1. Back off, Mom, I'm old enough to make my own decisions!
  你别管，妈妈，我已经能够自己作决定了！

verb

move backwards from a certain position
1. The bully had to back down
Synonym:back upback down
remove oneself from an obligation
1. He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
Synonym:chicken outpull outback downbow out

How about you just back off?
你退下又如何？
You need to back off on the leverage.
你必须降低你的杠杆。
Back off, slick. you'll scare the deer.
退后，你会吓着鹿儿的。
They persuaded the Federal Reserve to back off of tight money.
他们说服了联邦储备局在货币奇紧的情况下向他们让步。
If I have to tell you again to back off, we're gonna go'round and'round.
如果我不得不再次要你作出让步，我们就会没完没了了。
A spokesman says the president has backed off from his threat to boycott the conference
一位发言人表示总统已经收回了他将抵制这次会议的威胁。
I'll back off for as long as you like.
只要你愿意，我就放过他。
Said if we don't back off, he'll kill julie.
若我们不放弃，他就杀茱莉。
You have to know your audience and when to back off.
你必须了解自己的听众，知道自己什么时候该放弃。
Back off, Mom, I'm old enough to make my own decisions!
你别管，妈妈，我已经能够自己作决定了！