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
- They are sheltered from the snow in a small cave in the mountain.
他们正在山里的一个小山洞里避雪。 - They went to the cave in quest of hidden treasure.
他们到山洞去寻找宝藏。 - Don't you cave in, I mean, mr.?
你不会投降了吧,我意思是,先生? - This cave in Venezuela is the home of one of them.
这个位于委内瑞拉山洞便是它们的家。 - Saved my life up in a cave in utah.
曾在犹他州的一个山洞里救过我的命。 - 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 ruinous strike, the union caved in
一场破坏性的罢工之后,工会突然服软了。 - 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。 - There is a natural cave in the side of the hill.
山坡上有一个天然的洞穴。 - The steps took us up to a cave in the cliff.
拾级而上,我们来到了悬崖上的一处洞穴。