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。
• 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。
• It is now time to walk back down the path, your Angels tell you.
  天使们说，现在该沿着这条道路返回了。
• You think you can really make me back down?
  你以为你真的可以让我罢手？
• 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。
• Inhale quickly, then bring you head and chest back down and continue the body undulations.
  吸入快，然后带你头部和胸部，继续回到身体对光。
• 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。
• We'll go back down from here.
  我们要从这里下降回去了。
• It went back down the steps and brought water back up.
  它下了阶梯又提了水上来。
• He freewheeled back down the course.
  他沿原赛道滑了下去。