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

• Give way to traffic coming from the left.
  让从左边来的车先行。
• 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。
• He refused to give way on any of the points.
  他拒绝在任何一点上让步。
• 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。
• 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。
• The ideological weapons of the old die-hard feudalism were defeated, had to give way and were declared bankrupt.
  旧的顽固的封建主义的思想武器打了败仗了，抵不住，宣告破产了。
• He destroyed Real Madrid and gave wings to a Barcelona side that had begun to give way.
  他毁灭了皇家马德里并让其给巴塞罗那让路，更给予了巴塞罗那一对翅膀以飞翔。
• 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。
• After a long argument, we didn't give way to each other. Finally, she broke up with me.
  经过长时间的争论后，我们彼此都没有作出让步，最后，她和我分手了。
• 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。