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back down

/bak-doun/US // ˈbækˌdaʊn //

退下,退回,退居二线,退一步说

Related Words

renunciation放弃,弃权,离弃,舍弃withdrawal撤回,退出,撤出,撤销recantation悔过书,忏悔,忏悔书,悔过自新palinode巴利诺德,巴林诺德,巴利诺特

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a withdrawal from a previously held position, especially in the face of superior power or upon further consideration.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbback off
Synonyms
abandon抛弃,放弃,舍弃,弃置admit承认,承认承认back off后退,后撤,退后,后退一步back out后退,回避,退后,后退一步backtrack走回头路,回溯,追溯,回溯历史balk逡巡不前,巴尔克,逡巡,巴尔干cancel取消,撤销,撤消,取消了cave in在地陷concede让步,认输,承认,认输吧give in让步,让步于,放弃,放弃吧give up放弃,舍弃,放弃吧,罢休pull back缩回,收回,缩减,缩回去pull out拔出,拔掉,拔除,拨出renege反悔,反悔了,食言,违约retreat撤退,退缩,闭关修炼,闭关surrender投降,交出,投诚,缴械投降take back收回,收回来,拿回,收回来的withdraw撤销,撤回,撤出,退出accede加入,签署,签署协议acquiesce默许,默认,认同,认可back pedal后踏板,后蹬,后脚beg off乞讨,讨饶,乞求,乞讨的bow out低头chicken out缩手缩脚,畏缩不前,胆怯了,胆怯cop out逃避责任,逃避,抄走了,抄袭demur抗辩,抗议,抗辩权,抗辨give ground让步,让路,交出地面,给予支持go back on继续说,回去后,继续,回去have no fight left无力回天,无力回天了,无力招架,奄奄一息hold back扣留,拖后腿,抵制,扣留住recant忏悔,悔过书,悔过,悔过自新recoil反冲力,后坐力,反冲,后退resign辞职,辞去职务,辞职后submit提交,递交,呈交,呈报wimp out退缩,退缩了,怂了,怂恿withdraw from agreement or statement退出协议或声明,退出协定或声明,退出协议或发言,退出协议或陈述yield产量,屈服,收益,收益率

Examples

  • Mr. Greeley's "On to Richmond" backdown was not more sad to me, not half so sad.

  • Hard words and a wrangle followed, but Smith did not change expression, and there was a backdown.

  • It looks first-rate to a fellow that hasn't got any backdown in him.

  • The "minute-men" declared Mr. Toombs' letter was a backdown.

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