单词 | buckle under something |
释义 | buckle undersomethingto bedefeatedby adifficultsituation: But these weredifficulttimesand alesserman would havebuckledunder thestrain. There aresignsthat she isstartingtobuckleunder thepressure. Remarkably,insteadofbucklingunder thestress, sheseemedtothriveon it. Thenaturalworldisbucklingunder thedemandsof an ever-growingpopulation. This was a lot ofresponsibilityfor onepersontobearand Ithinktheyexpectedher tobuckleunder theburden. See also buckleverb(BE DEFEATED) |
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