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

• It's too late to back down now
  现在打退堂鼓已经太晚了。
• 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。
• I'll take you back down to the valley.
  我会带你返回下面的山谷里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• Boss: You are baseless, I have to bring you back down to earth.
  老板：你这是没有根据的，我要把你带回现实。
• 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。
• 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。
• He freewheeled back down the course.
  他沿原赛道滑了下去。