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 went back down the steps and brought water back up.
  它下了阶梯又提了水上来。
• 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。
• I sat back down next to John on the couch.
  我挨着约翰坐在沙发上。
• He freewheeled back down the course.
  他沿原赛道滑了下去。
• At last, you're coming back down to earth with a gentle bump.
  最后，你回归地球，来了一个温柔的小碰撞。
• Company bosses have come back down to earth with a bump after a period of post-election euphoria.
  公司老板们在经历了一段选举过后的兴奋之后，重又回到现实中来。
• I'm so sorry I back down!
  我真的很抱歉我打退堂鼓了！
• 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。
• You have to make everyone agree with what you have to say, so you never back down.
  你要让每个人都同意你所说的，所以你从来不会让步。
• 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。