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 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。
• 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。
• I drove back down the highway at normal speed
  我以正常车速沿公路返回。
• It's too late to back down now
  现在打退堂鼓已经太晚了。
• After the talks, the leader of the Workers 'Council said his men would be going back down the mines.
  会谈之后，工人委员会的领袖说他手下的工人们会重回井下工作。
• 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。
• I'll take you back down to the valley.
  我会带你返回下面的山谷里。
• 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。
• 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。