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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He refused to give way on any of the points.
  他拒绝在任何一点上让步。
• 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。
• Neither was willing to give way, so they kept on quarrelling.
  他们俩各不相让，吵闹不休。
• 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 house cannot give way to the king on this matter!
  议院不应该在这个问题上对国王让步！
• Decaying forces give way to new rising forces.
  腐朽的势力让位于新生的势力。