climb down

英 [klaɪm daʊn]

美 [klaɪm daʊn]

（在辩论、争论中）认错，服输，改变意图（或要求）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (在辩论、争论中)认错，服输，改变意图（或要求）
  If youclimb downin an argument or dispute, you admit that you are wrong, or change your intentions or demands.
  1. If Lafontaine is forced to climb down, he may wish to reconsider his position...
     如果拉方丹被迫让步，他可能愿意重新考虑自己的立场。
  2. He has climbed down on pledges to reduce capital gains tax.
     他已经作出退让，许诺降低资本收益税。

英英释义

verb

• come down
  1. the birds alighted
  Synonym:alight

双语例句

• After a short rest we prepared to climb down.
  休息片刻后我们准备下山。
• If Lafontaine is forced to climb down, he may wish to reconsider his position
  如果拉方丹被迫让步，他可能愿意重新考虑自己的立场。
• When he was proved wrong by the fact he has to climb down and accept that he was mistaken.
  当事实证明他错了时，他只得放弃并承认他弄错了。
• I climb down that ladder into my own hub of stillness.
  我爬下阶梯，进入自己的寂静中心。
• I reckon we'll climb down there and have a hunt for that box.
  我看咱们得往那边爬下去找那个箱子。
• Can a man really climb down the chimney of every house in the world in a single night?
  这个世界上真有人能在仅仅一晚上里爬进每一家的烟囱里吗？
• The speaker's forceful words persuaded his opponent to climb down.
  那位演讲者雄辩的言词使他的对手为之折服。
• Cats often find it easier to climb up a tree than to climb down.
  猫儿爬树往往是爬上去比爬下来容易些。
• Farmer: You did. You're the first man to climb down that tree before climbing up it.
  农夫：你已经做到了。你是第一个不用爬上树就从树上爬下来的人。
• The management are refusing to climb down and agree to the union's demands.
  资方拒绝让步和答应工会的要求。