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 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。
• It's too late to back down now
  现在打退堂鼓已经太晚了。
• It went back down the steps and brought water back up.
  它下了阶梯又提了水上来。
• I say you and I go back down there and stand up to those guys.
  我说你和我下去，勇敢的跟那些家伙抗争。
• 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。
• I'll take you back down to the valley.
  我会带你返回下面的山谷里。
• 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。
• I drove back down the highway at normal speed
  我以正常车速沿公路返回。
• Go back down to the reception area and head out to the courtyard.
  返回到接待区和头部出到院子里。
• It is now time to walk back down the path, your Angels tell you.
  天使们说，现在该沿着这条道路返回了。