:to decide not to do something that you had intended to do or started to do改变主意;反悔
The buyers of the house pulled back [=pulled out] at the last minute.那些买房者都在最后时刻决定不买了。
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pull backorpull back (someone or something)orpull (someone or something) back:to move back from a place or position or to cause (someone or something) to move back from a place or position(使)后退;(使)撤退
The soldiers were outnumbered and were forced to pull back. [=retreat, withdraw]士兵们因寡不敌众而被迫撤退。
The general pulled his army back.将军撤回了自己的部队。
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pull (something) backorpull back (something)British, sports:to score (a goal, point, etc.) so that you are not as far behind in a game as you were before扳回
They were behind 2-0 but they pulled back a goal [=they scored a goal to make the score 2-1] early in the second half.他们一度以0:2落后,但下半场开场没多久就扳回一球。