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。
• I'll take you back down to the valley.
  我会带你返回下面的山谷里。
• I'm so sorry I back down!
  我真的很抱歉我打退堂鼓了！
• You think you can really make me back down?
  你以为你真的可以让我罢手？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。