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

• Would you give way to other passengers please?
  请侧身一下，让其他旅客先过。
• It should be an interesting argument, as both politicians are known for sticking to their guns, and neither is likely to give way to the other.
  这次辩论一定很有意思，因为两位政治家都以坚持己见闻名，谁都不大可能向对方让步。
• Neither of them will give way, so they could be arguing for a very long time.
  他们俩谁也不肯让步，因此他们可能会争论很长时间。
• These will then give way over time to more in-depth knowledge of that person as you get to know them better, and may change with age.
  这些然后意志给予方法随着时间的过去到更多深入的了解人当你开始之时认识他们比较好的，和可能变化与年龄。
• The last houses give way to soybean fields.
  最后一批房子也被拆掉用作了大豆地。
• Sometimes it feels as if it will give way.
  有时觉得仿佛要断了。
• I'd prefer to see him give way to grief than bottle it all up like this.
  我倒宁愿见到她把悲伤发泄出来，而不是象这样压抑着。
• The idea of this set phrase is to give way to somebody in order to avoid a conflict.
  这则成语的意思就是给他人一个合适的距离以避免冲突。
• 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。
• We refused to give way to their demands.
  我们拒绝对他们的要求让步。