cave in

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其他形式

• cave-in

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动词

cave in (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 caves in，現在分詞 caving in，簡單過去時和過去分詞 caved in)

1. （使...）塌陷，（使...）塌方

   近義詞：cave, break, crush, give way, stave, stave in

   The roof caved in under the weight of the snow.

   屋顶承受不住雪的重量塌下来了。

   He caved-in the side of the barrel with a single well-placed kick.

   他一脚精确地踢到桶的侧面，让它凹了下去。

2. (比喻義) 屈服，认输

   近義詞：cave, assent, give in, give up, relinquish, yield, comply, acquiesce

   cave in to someone's threats

   屈服于某人的威胁

   After he asked me a few times, I finally caved in and had a slice of cake.

   他问了我好几次，我拗不过去就吃了一块蛋糕。

   • 2022 December 14, Christian Wolmar, “Productivity should play no part in pay negotiations”, in RAIL, number 972, page 46:

     Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close down the entire network, they caved in.

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名词

cave in (複數 cave ins)

1. cave-in的拼寫錯誤

异序词

• Ivanec, cevian, incave