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

• The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure
  首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。
• 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。
• The earthquake made the roadbed cave in.
  地震后路基沉陷了。
• Don't you cave in, I mean, mr.?
  你不会投降了吧，我意思是，先生？
• After a time, I found a little cave in the side of a hill.
  过了不久，我在小山的一侧找到了一个小洞穴。
• Saved my life up in a cave in utah.
  曾在犹他州的一个山洞里救过我的命。
• The children found a cave in the side of the mountain.
  孩子们在山坡上发现了一个岩洞。
• Part of the roof has caved in
  屋顶有一部分塌了下来。
• The roof or walls will not cave in.
  坑顶或边墙不能塌方。
• There is a natural cave in the side of the hill.
  山坡上有一个天然的洞穴。