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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Part of the roof has caved in
屋顶有一部分塌了下来。 - I bet I can find that cave in Japan.
我敢打赌我能在日本找到那个窑洞。 - Fortunately they hid themselves in a cave in time.
幸运的是他们及时躲进了一个山洞。 - But when the dessert cart comes by, we humans often cave in.
但是当甜点车从身旁推过,我们人类常常就屈服了。 - 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。 - I had a nervous breakdown, everything just seemed to cave in on top of me.
我曾经有过一次精神崩溃,好像天塌了一样。 - 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。