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

• Anecdotes and opinions of anyone, even of senior and distinguished colleagues, have to give way to evidence.
  任何人的轶事和意见，哪怕是来自资深和著名的同事，都需给证据让路。
• Give way to traffic coming from the left.
  让从左边来的车先行。
• We refused to give way to their demands.
  我们拒绝对他们的要求让步。
• 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。
• 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。
• Neither was willing to give way, so they kept on quarrelling.
  他们俩各不相让，吵闹不休。
• 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！
• 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。
• Would you give way to other passengers please?
  请侧身一下，让其他旅客先过。
• 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。