cave in

英 [ˈkeɪv ɪn]

美 [ˈkeɪv ɪn]

（屋顶、天花板等）塌陷，坍塌; （尤指迫于压力）突然停止争辩，让步，屈服

柯林斯词典

• See also:Part of the roof has caved in...The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace...I had a nervous breakdown, everything just seemed to cave in on top of me.cave-in
• PHRASAL VERB (尤指迫于压力)突然停止争辩，让步，屈服
  If youcave in, you suddenly stop arguing or resisting, especially when people put pressure on you to stop.
  1. After a ruinous strike, the union caved in...
     一场破坏性的罢工之后，工会突然服软了。
  2. The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure...
     首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。
  3. He's caved in on capital punishment.
     在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。

英英释义

noun

• the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
  Synonym:subsidence

verb

• 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 ingivegive waybreakfounder

双语例句

• He's caved in on capital punishment.
  在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。
• The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace
  墙坍塌了，露出砌在里面的维多利亚时代的壁炉。
• They went to the cave in quest of hidden treasure.
  他们到山洞去寻找宝藏。
• The fugitive live in a cave in the mountain crag for several years.
  这个逃犯在一个山上峭壁的岩洞里住了几年。
• The children found a cave in the side of the mountain.
  孩子们在山坡上发现了一个岩洞。
• After a time, I found a little cave in the side of a hill.
  过了不久，我在小山的一侧找到了一个小洞穴。
• The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure
  首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。
• But when the dessert cart comes by, we humans often cave in.
  但是当甜点车从身旁推过，我们人类常常就屈服了。
• Don't you cave in, I mean, mr.?
  你不会投降了吧，我意思是，先生？
• The roof or walls will not cave in.
  坑顶或边墙不能塌方。