| 释义 |
●ˌback ˈdown (on/from sth) to take back a claim or a demand that you have made, or sth that you have said, usually because sb forces you to （被迫）收回，放弃，取消（主张、要求、言论等）◆Neither of them will back down on this issue.
在这一问题上他俩都不会退让。◆His critics were forced to back down.
批评他的人被迫偃旗息鼓了。SYN climb down (over sth) , give in (to sb/sth) ➡ see also back off (from sth/from doing sth), back off sth[v + adv] |