give way

英 [ɡɪv weɪ]

美 [ɡɪv weɪ]

倒塌; 忍不住…了出来; 划起来; (价格)跌落

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英英释义

verb

• stop operating or functioning
  1. The engine finally went
  2. The car died on the road
  3. The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
  4. The coffee maker broke
  5. The engine failed on the way to town
  6. her eyesight went after the accident
  Synonym:failgo baddiegive outconk outgobreakbreak down
• end resistance, as under pressure or force
  1. The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
  Synonym:yield
• move in order to make room for someone for something
  1. The park gave way to a supermarket
  2. `Move over,' he told the crowd
  Synonym:move overgiveease upyield
• 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 incave ingivebreakfounder

双语例句

• It should be an interesting argument, as both politicians are known for sticking to their guns, and neither is likely to give way to the other.
  这次辩论一定很有意思，因为两位政治家都以坚持己见闻名，谁都不大可能向对方让步。
• Neither was willing to give way, so they kept on quarrelling.
  他们俩各不相让，吵闹不休。
• Excuse me, please give way to the passengers behind you.
  请原谅，请给您后面的乘客让路好么。
• He destroyed Real Madrid and gave wings to a Barcelona side that had begun to give way.
  他毁灭了皇家马德里并让其给巴塞罗那让路，更给予了巴塞罗那一对翅膀以飞翔。
• Sometimes it feels as if it will give way.
  有时觉得仿佛要断了。
• When you join a main road, remember to give way.
  当你开进一条大道时，记住让路。
• The first goat said as he was in the right and would not give way.
  第一只羊说。他觉得自己是对的，所以他不肯让路。
• The driver may not see you or give way to you.
  驾驶人可能看不见你，或不会让路给你。
• This is clearly symbolic: we lose contact with our true nature when we give way to acts of aggression, anger and harmfulness.
  这是明显象征性的：我们失去了和我们本性联系的机会并且我们让位给侵略，愤怒和伤害。
• Some people think the period of transition is too long and give way to impatience.
  有人认为过渡时期太长了，发生急躁情绪。