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 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。 - 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。 - Inhale quickly, then bring you head and chest back down and continue the body undulations.
吸入快，然后带你头部和胸部，继续回到身体对光。 - His determination and refusal to back down had won the day
他的坚定和拒不退让使他赢得了胜利。 - 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 sat back down at my desk, dazed for a moment, and then realized I was shaking.
我在办公桌旁坐了下来，茫然了片刻，然后意识到我浑身发抖。 - 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 not going to stay here. I'm out of here, back down to San Diego
我不会呆在这里。我要离开这儿，回到圣迭戈。 - 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。 - It went back down the steps and brought water back up.
它下了阶梯又提了水上来。