"go back on" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 违背
• 食言

Definition

违背承诺、协议或承诺；没有做到你说过要做的事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

习惯短语，后面通常加承诺、协议等名词。如 'go back on your promise'。表达让人失望或不可靠，较为口语化。

Examples

He promised to help me, but he went back on his word.

他答应帮我，但后来**食言**了。

Don't go back on your promise.

不要**违背**你的承诺。

She never goes back on her agreements.

她从不**违背**自己的协议。

I can’t believe they went back on the deal at the last minute.

我简直不敢相信他们最后一刻**违背**了协议。

If you go back on your word, people will stop trusting you.

如果你**食言**，大家就不会再信任你了。

They promised a raise but suddenly went back on it without explanation.

他们说好要涨工资，但突然**反悔**，也没解释原因。