caved

英 [keɪvd]

美 [keɪvd]

v. （使）塌陷; 倒塌; 屈服; 洞穴潜水
cave的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 山洞;洞穴
Acaveis a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.
1. ...a cave more than 1,000 feet deep.
  1,000多英尺深的山洞

The prisoner dug a tunnel to try to escape, but it caved in.
那名囚犯挖了一个隧道试著逃跑，但是隧道却崩塌了。
A section of the dam has caved in.
大坝出现塌方。
Why do you want to appoint this man as manager? the last firm he worked for caved in.
你为什么要任命此人为经理？他所服务的前一个商行倒闭了。
I more or less caved in, though I still defended my explanation.
我有点屈服了，尽管我仍然在为自己的解释辩解。
The roof caved in and buried all of them.
屋顶塌了，把他们都埋了起来。
The ceiling caved in on him.
天花板塌落了，砸在他身上。
The ground caved in under us.
地面在我们下方塌陷了。
After the long rain the road caved in.
在长久的下雨后，道路塌陷了。
The foundations have sunk [ caved in].
地基下陷。
The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure
首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。