cave in

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其他形式

• cave-in

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動詞

cave in (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 caves in，現在分詞 caving in，一般過去時及過去分詞 caved in)

1. （使...）塌陷，（使...）塌方

   近義詞：cave、break、crush、give way、stave、stave in

   The roof caved in under the weight of the snow.

   屋頂承受不住雪的重量塌下來了。

   He caved-in the side of the barrel with a single well-placed kick.

   他一腳精確地踢到桶的側面，讓它凹了下去。

2. (比喻義) 屈服，認輸

   近義詞：cave、assent、give in、give up、relinquish、yield、comply、acquiesce

   cave in to someone's threats

   屈服於某人的威脅

   After he asked me a few times, I finally caved in and had a slice of cake.

   他問了我好幾次，我拗不過去就吃了一塊蛋糕。

   • 2022年12月14日, Christian Wolmar, 「Productivity should play no part in pay negotiations」, 出自 RAIL, 第 972 期，第 46 頁:

     Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close down the entire network, they caved in.

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名詞

cave in (複數 cave ins)

1. cave-in的拼寫錯誤。

異序詞

• Ivanec, cevian, incave