back down

美 [bæk daʊn]英 [bæk daʊn]
  • 放弃原来的主张,退让
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    PHRASAL VERB 放弃(主张、要求、承诺等);打退堂鼓
    If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.

    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。

verb

1
move backwards from a certain position
The bully had to back down
Synonym: back up back off
2
remove oneself from an obligation
He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
Synonym: chicken out back off pull out bow out

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  1. 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。

  2. I 've never seen our paper back down from a story .

    我从未见过我们的报纸放弃过一次报道。

  3. She refused to back down on a point of principle .

    她在一个原则问题上拒绝让步。

  4. The car began to roll back down the hill .

    汽车开始倒着往山下滑。

  5. They make threats but back down at the first sniff of trouble .

    他们起先气势汹汹,但一看情形不妙立刻软了下来。

  6. I 'll take you back down to the valley .

    我会带你返回下面的山谷里。

  7. 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。

  8. It 's too late to back down now

    现在打退堂鼓已经太晚了。

  9. I drove back down the highway at normal speed

    我以正常车速沿公路返回。

  10. After the talks , the leader of the Workers ' Council said his men would be going back down the mines .

    会谈之后,工人委员会的领袖说他手下的工人们会重回井下工作。

  11. 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。

  12. Company bosses have come back down to earth with a bump after a period of post-election euphoria .

    公司老板们在经历了一段选举过后的兴奋之后,重又回到现实中来。

  13. He freewheeled back down the course .

    他沿原赛道滑了下去。

  14. I sat back down next to John on the couch .

    我挨着约翰坐在沙发上。

  15. It must be steady enough to deflate bubbles and bring markets back down to earth but not so quick that it creates another credit crisis .

    它必须足够稳定,以消除泡沫,并让市场回归现实,但不能太快,否则会造成另一场信贷危机。

  16. I lay back down and tried to go back to sleep .

    于是,我又躺回去,抓紧时间睡觉。

  17. A blind streak of stubbornness in him wouldn 't let him back down .

    盲目的顽固是不会让他回心转意的

  18. They got very scared and decided to flee . They took their cows and started heading back down for the valley .

    见到这一切他们很害怕,决定离开这里,于是就赶着牛群往山谷外面走。

  19. After a while of staring , my mom just lay her head back down on the pillow and drifted off to sleep .

    当时只看了一会儿,母亲就又躺下,渐渐地就睡着了。

  20. As there were no lights put into the space , I sent Jonathan back down to the garage to retrieve8 the most powerful flashlight I own … He raced down with the exuberance15 of a ten year old and was back moments later .

    阁楼里面没有灯,于是我让乔纳森下楼去车库把最亮的手电筒拿来…他以一个十岁孩子最快的速度冲下楼去,不一会儿就回来了。

  21. you 'd sometimes need some help to get back down .

    有时候你需要别人帮你下来

  22. You think you can really make me back down ?

    你以为你真的可以让我罢手?

  23. Use your other hand to apply the force back down .

    用另一只手把同样的力施加回来。

  24. When you know you 're right , you can 't back down .

    当你知道你做得对的时候,你就不能退缩。

  25. I didn 't back down or change my defense in any way .

    我不用背对他,或者改变我的防守方式。

  26. But it also makes it much harder for him to back down .

    但这也让他骑虎难下。

  27. Wait until you feel better or go back down .

    等到你感觉好些了再爬,或者就下山返回。

  28. Must be hard , coming back down here .

    再回到这里一定很难受

  29. You stand up to them , they 'll always back down .

    你勇敢地面对他们,他们就会退让。

  30. I see he have back down from the position he take last week .

    我注意到他放弃了上星期的立场。