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

• I sat back down at my desk, dazed for a moment, and then realized I was shaking.
  我在办公桌旁坐了下来，茫然了片刻，然后意识到我浑身发抖。
• So I went back down to cut the electricity in fear of a fire starting.
  我担心会着火，赶紧回楼下切断了电源。
• I'm not going to stay here. I'm out of here, back down to San Diego
  我不会呆在这里。我要离开这儿，回到圣迭戈。
• After the talks, the leader of the Workers 'Council said his men would be going back down the mines.
  会谈之后，工人委员会的领袖说他手下的工人们会重回井下工作。
• He freewheeled back down the course.
  他沿原赛道滑了下去。
• You think you can really make me back down?
  你以为你真的可以让我罢手？
• We'll go back down from here.
  我们要从这里下降回去了。
• I'll take you back down to the valley.
  我会带你返回下面的山谷里。
• They just end up hanging upside down and then they climb back down.
  他们就这样结束了倒吊下来，然后，他们爬上了回去。
• Boss: You are baseless, I have to bring you back down to earth.
  老板：你这是没有根据的，我要把你带回现实。