PHRASAL VERB 屈服;让步 If you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it. 屈服;让步
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Protesters accused Wilson of buckling under to right-wing religious groups. [V P to n]
抗议者指责威尔逊屈服于右翼宗教团体。
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If he yelled and screamed, my parents buckled under and gave him whatever he wanted. [VERB PREP.]
如果他大叫大嚷,我父母就会让步,满足他的任何要求。
SYN give in, yield, concede, submit