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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They went to the cave in quest of hidden treasure.
  他们到山洞去寻找宝藏。
• There is a natural cave in the side of the hill.
  山坡上有一个天然的洞穴。
• I bet I can find that cave in Japan.
  我敢打赌我能在日本找到那个窑洞。
• I thought he could face his opponent and not cave in so easily, but I was disappointed.
  我以为他能面对敌手毫不畏惧，可是他使我失望了。
• 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。
• The earthquake made the roadbed cave in.
  地震后路基沉陷了。
• There was a cave in in one of the mines, and eight people were killed.
  有个煤矿塌方了，死了八个人。