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give way

英 [ɡɪv weɪ]

美 [ɡɪv weɪ]

倒塌; 忍不住…了出来; 划起来; (价格)跌落

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英英释义

verb

  • stop operating or functioning
    1. The engine finally went
    2. The car died on the road
    3. The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
    4. The coffee maker broke
    5. The engine failed on the way to town
    6. her eyesight went after the accident
    Synonym:failgo baddiegive outconk outgobreakbreak down
  • end resistance, as under pressure or force
    1. The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
    Synonym:yield
  • move in order to make room for someone for something
    1. The park gave way to a supermarket
    2. `Move over,' he told the crowd
    Synonym:move overgiveease upyield
  • 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 incave ingivebreakfounder

双语例句

  • The first goat said as he was in the right and would not give way.
    第一只羊说。他觉得自己是对的,所以他不肯让路。
  • You argue with yourself, and your meditation has to give way to your preconceived ideas.
    你与自己争辩,你的观照不得不臣服于已预先形成的观念。
  • Excuse me, please give way to the passengers behind you.
    请原谅,请给您后面的乘客让路好么。
  • Neither was willing to give way, so they kept on quarrelling.
    他们俩各不相让,吵闹不休。
  • I believe old farming methods should give way to improved modern ones.
    我认为旧的耕作方式应给改良了的现代化的耕作方式让路。
  • Not likely to fail or give way. Of breaking me down, you mean.
    不可能让人失望或垮掉的。你是说,让我垮掉。
  • He should give way to a younger, more decisive leader.
    他应该让位于更年轻、更有决断力的领导者。
  • The driver may not see you or give way to you.
    驾驶人可能看不见你,或不会让路给你。
  • We refused to give way to their demands.
    我们拒绝对他们的要求让步。
  • This is clearly symbolic: we lose contact with our true nature when we give way to acts of aggression, anger and harmfulness.
    这是明显象征性的:我们失去了和我们本性联系的机会并且我们让位给侵略,愤怒和伤害。