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 earthquake made the roadbed cave in.
  地震后路基沉陷了。
• There is a natural cave in the side of the hill.
  山坡上有一个天然的洞穴。
• Teeth and bones from late Ice Age animals, including hyenas, deer and woolly rhinos, have been discovered by archaeologists at a cave in Devon.
  英国德文郡的考古学家在一个山洞中发现了冰河时期的动物牙齿和骨骼，包括斑鬣狗、鹿和犀牛。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't you cave in, I mean, mr.?
  你不会投降了吧，我意思是，先生？
• The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure
  首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。
• The steps took us up to a cave in the cliff.
  拾级而上，我们来到了悬崖上的一处洞穴。
• Small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain.
  山边或崖边的小而窄的洞穴。