〈 back.down 〉

【名詞】

‘俗’退卻; 投降; 讓步

〈 1．descend backwards背朝後下降 〉

*He backed down carefully，while I held the ladder for him．我給他扶梯子，他小心地爬下來。

*The car at the top of the slope backed slowly down．坡頂上的那輛汽車慢慢地退下來。

2．give away；yield放棄；讓步

*He backed down and accepted our proposal．他放棄了原有想法，接受了我們的建議。

*The trade union expects the management to back down． 工會希望資方能夠讓步。

*He was too proud to back down and admit mistakes．他傲氣十足，不肯讓步和承認錯誤。