PHRASAL VERB 放弃(主张、要求、承诺等);打退堂鼓 If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it. 放弃(主张、要求、承诺等);打退堂鼓
The United States had no intention of backing down in its bitter row over farm subsidies. [VERBPREP.]
美国无意就激烈争吵的农产品补贴问题作出让步。
It's too late to back down now. [VERBPREP.]
现在打退堂鼓已经太晚了。
He had to back down on plans to backdate the tax changes. [VP + on/over]
back downVERB + BACK DOWN➤will (not)(不)會放棄◇He will never back down.他絕不會讓步。➤refuse to拒絕放棄▸➤be forced to, have to被迫/不得不放棄PREPOSITION➤from放棄⋯◇The government was forced to back down from implementing these proposals.政府被迫放棄實施這些計劃。➤over就⋯作出讓步◇The committee finally backed down over the issue of spending cuts.委員會最終在削減開支這件事上作出了讓步。