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

• Boss: You are baseless, I have to bring you back down to earth.
  老板：你这是没有根据的，我要把你带回现实。
• 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。
• He freewheeled back down the course.
  他沿原赛道滑了下去。
• You think you can really make me back down?
  你以为你真的可以让我罢手？
• 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。
• It's too late to back down now
  现在打退堂鼓已经太晚了。
• His determination and refusal to back down had won the day
  他的坚定和拒不退让使他赢得了胜利。
• 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。
• They think they can get me to back down by investigating me?
  他们认为通过调查我可以让我放弃我的主张？
• It went back down the steps and brought water back up.
  它下了阶梯又提了水上来。