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

• Some people think the period of transition is too long and give way to impatience.
  有人认为过渡时期太长了，发生急躁情绪。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When you join a main road, remember to give way.
  当你开进一条大道时，记住让路。
• 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。
• 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。