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cave in1.PHRASAL VERB 短语动词 See also: cave-in; (屋顶、天花板等)塌陷，凹陷 If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards. - Part of the roof has caved in...
屋顶有一部分塌了下来。 - The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace...
墙坍塌了，露出砌在里面的维多利亚时代的壁炉。 - 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。
2.PHRASAL VERB 短语动词 (尤指迫于压力)突然停止争辩，让步，屈服 If you cave in, you suddenly stop arguing or resisting, especially when people put pressure on you to stop. 【语法信息】：V P 【语法信息】：V P to n 【语法信息】：V P on n - 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。 - The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure...
首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。 - 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。
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