back down 详细解释

back down

放弃, 让步

放弃; 让步; 打退堂鼓

He backed down after I saw his mistake.

在我拆穿他的大话后, 他让步了。

I see he has backed down from the position he took last week.

我注意到他放弃了上星期的立场。

词义辨析

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英英释义

名词 back down:

a retraction of a previously held position

同义词：withdrawal, backdown, climb-down

动词 back down:

move backwards from a certain position

同义词：back up, back off

remove oneself from an obligation

同义词：chicken out, back off, pull out, bow out

补充

back downback down1.退让, 退回去, 撤销(要求等)After being confronted with our evidence, the other side had to back down.面对我们的证据, 另一方不得不退让。

例句

1. The president tried to back down on what he had said.总统试图收回刚才说的话。 2. We'll have to back down carefully.我们得小心地退下去。 3. We could see that she would back down if we stood firm.我们可以看出，如果我们坚定不移，她就会让步。 4. I think you are right to demand an apology. Don't back down now.我觉得你要求对方道歉并没有错。现在不要退让。 5. "When threatened with a revolt of its own supporters, the government backed down."当支持者威胁要造反时，政府放弃了原来的主张。 6. The strike is expected to continue because neither side is willing to back down.罢工可能还会继续，因为双方都不愿让步。 7. The government backed down from its position.政府放弃了它的立场。 8. He'll never back down from a fight.他绝不会放弃斗争。

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