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'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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm so sorry I back down!
  我真的很抱歉我打退堂鼓了！
• I drove back down the highway at normal speed
  我以正常车速沿公路返回。
• 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。
• You think you can really make me back down?
  你以为你真的可以让我罢手？