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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

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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

    • 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。
    • 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。
    • Teeth and bones from late Ice Age animals, including hyenas, deer and woolly rhinos, have been discovered by archaeologists at a cave in Devon.
      英国德文郡的考古学家在一个山洞中发现了冰河时期的动物牙齿和骨骼,包括斑鬣狗、鹿和犀牛。
    • Don't you cave in, I mean, mr.?
      你不会投降了吧,我意思是,先生?
    • 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。
    • The fugitive live in a cave in the mountain crag for several years.
      这个逃犯在一个山上峭壁的岩洞里住了几年。
    • The earthquake made the roadbed cave in.
      地震后路基沉陷了。
    • 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。
    • I bet I can find that cave in Japan.
      我敢打赌我能在日本找到那个窑洞。
    • Fortunately they hid themselves in a cave in time.
      幸运的是他们及时躲进了一个山洞。