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give way

英 [ɡɪv weɪ]

美 [ɡɪv weɪ]

倒塌; 忍不住…了出来; 划起来; (价格)跌落

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英英释义

verb

  • stop operating or functioning
    1. The engine finally went
    2. The car died on the road
    3. The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
    4. The coffee maker broke
    5. The engine failed on the way to town
    6. her eyesight went after the accident
    Synonym:failgo baddiegive outconk outgobreakbreak down
  • end resistance, as under pressure or force
    1. The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
    Synonym:yield
  • move in order to make room for someone for something
    1. The park gave way to a supermarket
    2. `Move over,' he told the crowd
    Synonym:move overgiveease upyield
  • 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 incave ingivebreakfounder

双语例句

  • He refused to give way on any of the points.
    他拒绝在任何一点上让步。
  • The ideological weapons of the old die-hard feudalism were defeated, had to give way and were declared bankrupt.
    旧的顽固的封建主义的思想武器打了败仗了,抵不住,宣告破产了。
  • After a long argument, we didn't give way to each other. Finally, she broke up with me.
    经过长时间的争论后,我们彼此都没有作出让步,最后,她和我分手了。
  • He should give way to a younger, more decisive leader.
    他应该让位于更年轻、更有决断力的领导者。
  • Excuse me, please give way to the passengers behind you.
    请原谅,请给您后面的乘客让路好么。
  • Anecdotes and opinions of anyone, even of senior and distinguished colleagues, have to give way to evidence.
    任何人的轶事和意见,哪怕是来自资深和著名的同事,都需给证据让路。
  • The driver may not see you or give way to you.
    驾驶人可能看不见你,或不会让路给你。
  • Decaying forces give way to new rising forces.
    腐朽的势力让位于新生的势力。
  • We refused to give way to their demands.
    我们拒绝对他们的要求让步。
  • It should be an interesting argument, as both politicians are known for sticking to their guns, and neither is likely to give way to the other.
    这次辩论一定很有意思,因为两位政治家都以坚持己见闻名,谁都不大可能向对方让步。