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.
  1. 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。
  2. It's too late to back down now...
     现在打退堂鼓已经太晚了。
  3. 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。

英英释义

verb

• move backwards from a certain position
  1. The bully had to back down
  Synonym:back upback off
• remove oneself from an obligation
  1. He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
  Synonym:chicken outback offpull outbow out

双语例句

• Wait until you feel better or go back down.
  等到你感觉好些了再爬，或者就下山返回。
• You think you can really make me back down?
  你以为你真的可以让我罢手？
• 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？
• 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。
• I will insist on doing what is right and I will not back down!
  我会坚持做对的事情，而且不会打退堂鼓。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm so sorry I back down!
  我真的很抱歉我打退堂鼓了！
• It is now time to walk back down the path, your Angels tell you.
  天使们说，现在该沿着这条道路返回了。
• I drove back down the highway at normal speed
  我以正常车速沿公路返回。