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词组 cave
释义 cave
  [caved, caved, caving]
 cave in
  1. cave incave sth incave in sth if a roof, ceiling, or wall caves in, or if something caves it in, it breaks and falls down:
    The blast caused the roof of the Grand Hotel to cave in.
    The tunnel had to be closed after an explosion caved the roof in.
   cave in on sb/sth
    The whole building shook and I thought the walls and ceiling were going to cave in on me.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑fall in
  2. cave in to agree to do something that you opposed before, because someone has persuaded you or threatened you:
    The council refused to give permission for a new stadium to be built, but then caved in when the baseball team threatened to leave town.
   cave in to sb's demands
    Successive personnel managers had always caved in to Clasper's demands, because they knew that he would win in the end.
   cave in to pressure
    The government caved in to pressure from property developers, and abandoned the proposed new building restrictions.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑give in, capitulate formal
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