| 单词 | give way |
| 释义 | give way 1．retreat；make room；get out of the way 退却；让路 *Private cars should give way to an ambulance．私人汽车应给救护车让路。 *The enemy army is giving way before the cannon fire．敌军在炮火前撤退。 *John gave way to the old lady and let her pass．约翰让路给老太太过去。 *The crowd slowly gave way before the policeman．警察迫近时，那群人便慢慢退后。 2．collapse 倒坍 *The walls gave way in the earthquake．墙在地震时倒坍了。 *The wooden bridge gave way under the heavy load．那座木桥因吃不住重压而倒塌了。 *The river was so high that the dam gave way．河水水位太高，堤坝崩溃了。 3．yield 屈服 *Her fear gave way to joy when she learned that the accident had not been serious．她得知事故并不严重时喜形于色，不再恐惧。 *A deadlock was reached in the discussions，as neither side would give way to the other．讨论已陷入僵局，因为双方互不让步。 *Mary refused at first to marry him，but she gave way at last．玛丽最初拒绝嫁给他，但是她最后让步了。 *We finally had to give way to his persuasion．最后，我们听从了他的劝告。 *You must not give way to his unreasonable demands or he will only make further demands．你切不可对他的无理要求让步，否则，他就会得寸进尺。 4．lose control of oneself；lose one's courage or hope忍不住；失去控制；失去勇气 *She didn't give way during the flood，though she was very frightened．她在洪水来临时虽然很害怕，但是没有失去自控。 *She forced herself not to give way to her emotions．她极力克制自己的感情。 *He was so frightened that his legs gave way under him．他吓得两腿发软，站都站不起来。 5．allow oneself to be overcome by；allow to decide被…征服；听凭决定 *Don't give way to despair．不要被绝望所压倒。 *She gave way to her husband in buying a new car．她任她丈夫决定买部新车。 6．be replaced or succeeded by；give place to 让位；转变为 *The grey clouds gradually broke up and gave way to a blue sky．乌云渐渐消失，天晴了。 *As winter gave way to spring，the day began to lengthen．冬天转变为春天时，白天开始长了起来。 *Jealousy gave way to admiration of thir prowess．人们已由嫉妒转变到钦佩他们的杰出才干。 *Sorrow gave way to joy．伤心转为喜悦。 *Black and white television has given way to colour television in popularity．黑白电视已普遍为彩色电视所取代。 *When she saw the clowns，her tears gave way to laughter．当她看到小丑演出时，破涕为笑。 *Her grief gave way to happiness as soon as she heard that her husband was still alive．当她听到她丈夫还活着时，她一下子转悲为喜。 |
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