cave in

英 [ˈkeɪv ɪn]

美 [ˈkeɪv ɪn]

（屋顶、天花板等）塌陷，坍塌; （尤指迫于压力）突然停止争辩，让步，屈服

柯林斯词典

• See also:Part of the roof has caved in...The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace...I had a nervous breakdown, everything just seemed to cave in on top of me.cave-in
• PHRASAL VERB (尤指迫于压力)突然停止争辩，让步，屈服
  If youcave in, you suddenly stop arguing or resisting, especially when people put pressure on you to stop.
  1. After a ruinous strike, the union caved in...
     一场破坏性的罢工之后，工会突然服软了。
  2. The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure...
     首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。
  3. He's caved in on capital punishment.
     在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。

英英释义

noun

• the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
  Synonym:subsidence

verb

• break down, literally or metaphorically
  1. The wall collapsed
  2. The business collapsed
  3. The dam broke
  4. The roof collapsed
  5. The wall gave in
  6. The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
  Synonym:collapsefall ingivegive waybreakfounder

双语例句

• I thought he could face his opponent and not cave in so easily, but I was disappointed.
  我以为他能面对敌手毫不畏惧，可是他使我失望了。
• In 1999, archaeologists discovered more than 300 pieces of pigment in the Twin Rivers Cave in Zambia.
  1999年，考古学家在赞比亚的双子河流域洞穴中发现300多个染料样本。
• He's caved in on capital punishment.
  在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。
• But when the dessert cart comes by, we humans often cave in.
  但是当甜点车从身旁推过，我们人类常常就屈服了。
• The roof or walls will not cave in.
  坑顶或边墙不能塌方。
• As we set forth facts and reasoned things out the criminal could not but cave in and admit his crime.
  由于我们摆事实、讲道理，那个犯罪分子不得不低头认罪。
• They are sheltered from the snow in a small cave in the mountain.
  他们正在山里的一个小山洞里避雪。
• Fortunately they hid themselves in a cave in time.
  幸运的是他们及时躲进了一个山洞。
• I bet I can find that cave in Japan.
  我敢打赌我能在日本找到那个窑洞。
• Small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain.
  山边或崖边的小而窄的洞穴。