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
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The United States had no intention of backing down in its bitter row over farm subsidies. [VERB PREP.]
美国无意就激烈争吵的农产品补贴问题作出让步。
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It's too late to back down now. [VERB PREP.]
现在打退堂鼓已经太晚了。
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He had to back down on plans to backdate the tax changes. [V P + on/over]
他不得不放弃追溯税收调整的计划。
SYN give in, collapse, withdraw, yield
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