give way

英 [ɡɪv weɪ]

美 [ɡɪv weɪ]

倒塌; 忍不住…了出来; 划起来; (价格)跌落

经济

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。
• Neither was willing to give way, so they kept on quarrelling.
  他们俩各不相让，吵闹不休。
• 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。
• Sometimes it feels as if it will give way.
  有时觉得仿佛要断了。
• 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。
• Decaying forces give way to new rising forces.
  腐朽的势力让位于新生的势力。
• 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 refused to give way on any of the points.
  他拒绝在任何一点上让步。
• Would you give way to other passengers please?
  请侧身一下，让其他旅客先过。
• 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。