cave in
柯林斯詞典
1. PHRASAL VERB If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inward. (屋頂、天花板等) 坍塌
Part of the roof has caved in. 部分屋頂已經(jīng)坍塌了。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you cave in, you suddenly stop arguing or resisting, especially when people put pressure on you to stop. 屈服; (在壓力下) 突然停止爭辯或反抗
After a ruinous strike, the union caved in. 在一次造成極大破壞的罷工之後，工會妥協(xié)了。
The judge has caved in to political pressure. 迫於政治壓力，法官屈服了。
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