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back down

英 [bæk daʊn]

美 [bæk daʊn]

放弃(主张、要求、承诺等); 打退堂鼓

柯林斯词典

  • PHRASAL VERB 放弃(主张、要求、承诺等);打退堂鼓
    If youback down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.
    1. The United States had no intention of backing down in its bitter row over farm subsidies...
      美国无意就激烈争吵的农产品补贴问题作出让步。
    2. It's too late to back down now...
      现在打退堂鼓已经太晚了。
    3. He had to back down on plans to backdate the tax changes.
      他不得不放弃追溯税收调整的计划。

英英释义

verb

双语例句

  • I sat back down next to John on the couch.
    我挨着约翰坐在沙发上。
  • Company bosses have come back down to earth with a bump after a period of post-election euphoria.
    公司老板们在经历了一段选举过后的兴奋之后,重又回到现实中来。
  • We'll go back down from here.
    我们要从这里下降回去了。
  • It is now time to walk back down the path, your Angels tell you.
    天使们说,现在该沿着这条道路返回了。
  • They think they can get me to back down by investigating me?
    他们认为通过调查我可以让我放弃我的主张?
  • So I went back down to cut the electricity in fear of a fire starting.
    我担心会着火,赶紧回楼下切断了电源。
  • I drove back down the highway at normal speed
    我以正常车速沿公路返回。
  • At last, you're coming back down to earth with a gentle bump.
    最后,你回归地球,来了一个温柔的小碰撞。
  • She turned and went back down the lane.
    她转身沿着巷子走回去了。
  • I lay back down and fought tears by staring into the sky.
    我仰面躺下,瞪着天空,忍住了眼泪。