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

• 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。
• They went to the cave in quest of hidden treasure.
  他们到山洞去寻找宝藏。
• It's the largest rock cave in Yunnan.
  是云南所有石刻中最大的一窟。
• But when the dessert cart comes by, we humans often cave in.
  但是当甜点车从身旁推过，我们人类常常就屈服了。
• Don't you cave in, I mean, mr.?
  你不会投降了吧，我意思是，先生？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Part of the roof has caved in
  屋顶有一部分塌了下来。