Phrase
giving in
verb
让步；屈服；投降；认输
giving in is the present participle of give in.
To stop resisting; to yield, surrender, or admit defeat.
常指经过坚持或争论后放弃抵抗，同意别人或承认失败。
- 1.
To collapse or fall.
倒塌或坍塌
- 2.
To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
屈服、让步、投降或承认失败
- 3.
To droop the head.
低下头
倒塌；塌陷；垮掉；低头；垂下头；倒塌或坍塌；屈服、让步、投降或承认失败；低下头
In use
After hours of negotiation, the company finally gave in to the workers' demands.
Please give in your assignments by Friday.
The suspect gave in to the police after a brief chase.
give in (to sb/sth)
不可拆分，to后接屈服的对象。
He refused to give in to their demands.
他拒绝向他们的要求让步。
give in and do sth
表示放弃抵抗并做某事。
Eventually she gave in and bought the dress.
最终她妥协并买了那条裙子。
give in (no object)
单独使用表示投降或屈服。
The rebels were surrounded and finally gave in.
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
表示'屈服于'时后接to；表示'递交'时及物
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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