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。
• You think you can really make me back down?
  你以为你真的可以让我罢手？
• We'll go back down from here.
  我们要从这里下降回去了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• At last, you're coming back down to earth with a gentle bump.
  最后，你回归地球，来了一个温柔的小碰撞。
• Company bosses have come back down to earth with a bump after a period of post-election euphoria.
  公司老板们在经历了一段选举过后的兴奋之后，重又回到现实中来。
• 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。