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 sat back down next to John on the couch.
我挨着约翰坐在沙发上。 - After the talks, the leader of the Workers 'Council said his men would be going back down the mines.
会谈之后，工人委员会的领袖说他手下的工人们会重回井下工作。 - 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。 - You have to make everyone agree with what you have to say, so you never back down.
你要让每个人都同意你所说的，所以你从来不会让步。 - I'm so sorry I back down!
我真的很抱歉我打退堂鼓了！ - 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。 - Boss: You are baseless, I have to bring you back down to earth.
老板：你这是没有根据的，我要把你带回现实。 - You think you can really make me back down?
你以为你真的可以让我罢手？ - 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。 - 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。