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

• 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。
• Small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain.
  山边或崖边的小而窄的洞穴。
• The children found a cave in the side of the mountain.
  孩子们在山坡上发现了一个岩洞。
• 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。
• Don't you cave in, I mean, mr.?
  你不会投降了吧，我意思是，先生？
• After a time, I found a little cave in the side of a hill.
  过了不久，我在小山的一侧找到了一个小洞穴。
• The roof is dangerous and could cave in at any time.
  屋顶很危险，任何时候都可能坍塌。
• They went to the cave in quest of hidden treasure.
  他们到山洞去寻找宝藏。
• The earthquake made the roadbed cave in.
  地震后路基沉陷了。
• 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。