cave in

英 [ˈkeɪv ɪn]

美 [ˈkeɪv ɪn]

（屋顶、天花板等）塌陷，坍塌; （尤指迫于压力）突然停止争辩，让步，屈服

柯林斯词典

• See also:Part of the roof has caved in...The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace...I had a nervous breakdown, everything just seemed to cave in on top of me.cave-in
• PHRASAL VERB (尤指迫于压力)突然停止争辩，让步，屈服
  If youcave in, you suddenly stop arguing or resisting, especially when people put pressure on you to stop.
  1. After a ruinous strike, the union caved in...
     一场破坏性的罢工之后，工会突然服软了。
  2. The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure...
     首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。
  3. He's caved in on capital punishment.
     在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。

英英释义

noun

• the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
  Synonym:subsidence

verb

• break down, literally or metaphorically
  1. The wall collapsed
  2. The business collapsed
  3. The dam broke
  4. The roof collapsed
  5. The wall gave in
  6. The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
  Synonym:collapsefall ingivegive waybreakfounder

双语例句

• They are sheltered from the snow in a small cave in the mountain.
  他们正在山里的一个小山洞里避雪。
• There was a cave in in one of the mines, and eight people were killed.
  有个煤矿塌方了，死了八个人。
• In 1999, archaeologists discovered more than 300 pieces of pigment in the Twin Rivers Cave in Zambia.
  1999年，考古学家在赞比亚的双子河流域洞穴中发现300多个染料样本。
• Limestone caves are the most common kind of cave in the world.
  石灰石洞穴是世界上最普通的洞穴。
• The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure
  首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。
• Don't you cave in, I mean, mr.?
  你不会投降了吧，我意思是，先生？
• There is a natural cave in the side of the hill.
  山坡上有一个天然的洞穴。
• This cave in Venezuela is the home of one of them.
  这个位于委内瑞拉山洞便是它们的家。
• I had a nervous breakdown, everything just seemed to cave in on top of me.
  我曾经有过一次精神崩溃，好像天塌了一样。
• The steps took us up to a cave in the cliff.
  拾级而上，我们来到了悬崖上的一处洞穴。