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.- 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。 - It's too late to back down now...
现在打退堂鼓已经太晚了。 - 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。
- The United States had no intention of backing down in its bitter row over farm subsidies...
英英释义
verb
- move backwards from a certain position
- The bully had to back down
- remove oneself from an obligation
- He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
双语例句
- I drove back down the highway at normal speed
我以正常车速沿公路返回。 - 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。 - They just end up hanging upside down and then they climb back down.
他们就这样结束了倒吊下来,然后,他们爬上了回去。 - 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。 - 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。 - I say you and I go back down there and stand up to those guys.
我说你和我下去,勇敢的跟那些家伙抗争。 - It went back down the steps and brought water back up.
它下了阶梯又提了水上来。 - 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。 - Go back down to the reception area and head out to the courtyard.
返回到接待区和头部出到院子里。