cave in
英 [ˈkeɪv ɪn]
美 [ˈkeɪv ɪn]
(屋顶、天花板等)塌陷,坍塌; (尤指迫于压力)突然停止争辩,让步,屈服
柯林斯词典
- See also:Part of the roof has caved in...The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace...I had a nervous breakdown, everything just seemed to cave in on top of me.cave-in
- PHRASAL VERB (尤指迫于压力)突然停止争辩,让步,屈服
If youcave in, you suddenly stop arguing or resisting, especially when people put pressure on you to stop.- After a ruinous strike, the union caved in...
一场破坏性的罢工之后,工会突然服软了。 - The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure...
首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。 - He's caved in on capital punishment.
在是否应保留死刑的问题上,他已经让步了。
- After a ruinous strike, the union caved in...
英英释义
noun
- the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
verb
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- The wall collapsed
- The business collapsed
- The dam broke
- The roof collapsed
- The wall gave in
- The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
双语例句
- The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure
首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。 - The fugitive live in a cave in the mountain crag for several years.
这个逃犯在一个山上峭壁的岩洞里住了几年。 - The children found a cave in the side of the mountain.
孩子们在山坡上发现了一个岩洞。 - In 1999, archaeologists discovered more than 300 pieces of pigment in the Twin Rivers Cave in Zambia.
1999年,考古学家在赞比亚的双子河流域洞穴中发现300多个染料样本。 - The roof is dangerous and could cave in at any time.
屋顶很危险,任何时候都可能坍塌。 - There is a natural cave in the side of the hill.
山坡上有一个天然的洞穴。 - The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace
墙坍塌了,露出砌在里面的维多利亚时代的壁炉。 - After a time, I found a little cave in the side of a hill.
过了不久,我在小山的一侧找到了一个小洞穴。 - The roof or walls will not cave in.
坑顶或边墙不能塌方。 - They went to the cave in quest of hidden treasure.
他们到山洞去寻找宝藏。