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

• I sat back down next to John on the couch.
  我挨着约翰坐在沙发上。
• I'll take you back down to the valley.
  我会带你返回下面的山谷里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Go back down to the reception area and head out to the courtyard.
  返回到接待区和头部出到院子里。