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

• You argue with yourself, and your meditation has to give way to your preconceived ideas.
  你与自己争辩，你的观照不得不臣服于已预先形成的观念。
• 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。
• 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。
• The financial ingenuity will have to give way to realism – especially with Saturn now in Virgo.
  金融智慧将不得不让位于现实主义-尤其是土星在室女座了。
• The driver may not see you or give way to you.
  驾驶人可能看不见你，或不会让路给你。
• Neither was willing to give way, so they kept on quarrelling.
  他们俩各不相让，吵闹不休。
• When you join a main road, remember to give way.
  当你开进一条大道时，记住让路。
• 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。
• 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。
• The last houses give way to soybean fields.
  最后一批房子也被拆掉用作了大豆地。