give way

英 [ɡɪv weɪ]

美 [ɡɪv weɪ]

倒塌; 忍不住…了出来; 划起来; (价格)跌落

经济

英英释义

verb

stop operating or functioning
1. The engine finally went
2. The car died on the road
3. The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
4. The coffee maker broke
5. The engine failed on the way to town
6. her eyesight went after the accident
Synonym:failgo baddiegive outconk outgobreakbreak down
end resistance, as under pressure or force
1. The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
Synonym:yield
move in order to make room for someone for something
1. The park gave way to a supermarket
2. `Move over,' he told the crowd
Synonym:move overgiveease upyield
break down, literally or metaphorically
1. The wall collapsed
2. The business collapsed
3. The dam broke
4. The roof collapsed
5. The wall gave in
6. The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Synonym:collapsefall incave ingivebreakfounder

双语例句

It should be an interesting argument, as both politicians are known for sticking to their guns, and neither is likely to give way to the other.
这次辩论一定很有意思，因为两位政治家都以坚持己见闻名，谁都不大可能向对方让步。
After a long argument, we didn't give way to each other. Finally, she broke up with me.
经过长时间的争论后，我们彼此都没有作出让步，最后，她和我分手了。
Anecdotes and opinions of anyone, even of senior and distinguished colleagues, have to give way to evidence.
任何人的轶事和意见，哪怕是来自资深和著名的同事，都需给证据让路。
The ideological weapons of the old die-hard feudalism were defeated, had to give way and were declared bankrupt.
旧的顽固的封建主义的思想武器打了败仗了，抵不住，宣告破产了。
Sometimes it feels as if it will give way.
有时觉得仿佛要断了。
The house cannot give way to the king on this matter!
议院不应该在这个问题上对国王让步！
He should give way to a younger, more decisive leader.
他应该让位于更年轻、更有决断力的领导者。
These will then give way over time to more in-depth knowledge of that person as you get to know them better, and may change with age.
这些然后意志给予方法随着时间的过去到更多深入的了解人当你开始之时认识他们比较好的，和可能变化与年龄。
This is clearly symbolic: we lose contact with our true nature when we give way to acts of aggression, anger and harmfulness.
这是明显象征性的：我们失去了和我们本性联系的机会并且我们让位给侵略，愤怒和伤害。
He refused to give way on any of the points.
他拒绝在任何一点上让步。