knuckle under

英 [ˈnʌkl ˈʌndə(r)]

美 [ˈnʌkl ˈʌndər]

屈服; 认输

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 屈服；认输
  If youknuckle under, you do what someone else tells you to do or what a situation forces you to do, because you realize that you have no choice.
  1. It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under...
     还不能确定反叛者是否会投降。
  2. The United States, he said, did not knuckle under to demands.
     他说，美国不会屈从于他人的要求。

英英释义

verb

• consent reluctantly
  Synonym:yieldgive insuccumbbuckle under

双语例句

• You shouldn t knuckle under all the time, your wife cant be right.
  你不要老是让步，你妻子不可能对的。
• He refused to knuckle under and was asked to leave.
  他拒不屈服，因而被要求离去。
• In spite of every argument he obstinately refused to knuckle under.
  尽管面对着一切论据，他顽固地拒不认输。
• The United States, he said, did not knuckle under to demands.
  他说，美国不会屈从于他人的要求。
• It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under
  还不能确定反叛者是否会投降。
• Why the hell does he bother to knuckle under now?
  为什么他现在屈服了？
• The boys were encouraged to knuckle under and get trained as chippies, mechanics or electricias.
  人们要男孩们屈服，受训做木匠、机械工和电工。
• The Chinese people will not knuckle under in any circumstances.
  中国人民在任何情况下都不会屈服。
• The government, he declared, would never again knuckle under to the demands of trade unions.
  他宣布政府永远不会再屈服于工会的要求。
• Knuckle under to yield to pressure; give in.
  向外界压力作出让步；屈服。