cave in
phrasal verbwithcaveverb[I],verbuk/keɪv/us/keɪv/uk/keɪv/us/keɪv/
(FALL)
If aceiling,roof, or otherstructurecavesin, itbreaksandfallsinto thespacebelow:
塌陷；坍塌；塌方Because of theexplosion, theroofof thebuildingcaved in,trappingseveralpeople.由于发生爆炸，建筑物的顶部坍塌，有几个人被困在了里面。
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- annihilation
- apocalypse
- bash
- bash through (something)
- be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
- fall in
- in piecesidiom
- indestructibility
- killsomethingoff
- kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
- sacrifice
- self-destruct
- self-devouring
- shred
- sink
- stave
- stavesomethingin
- tear
- wipe
(AGREE)
informal
tocave:
让步；屈服；妥协At first, theyrefusedtosigntheagreement, but they caved in when theyheardanotherfirmwas beingapproached.起先，他们不肯在协议上签字，但听说我们正跟另一个公司接洽就答应了。
Changing your mind
- 180
- about-face
- about-turn
- back away
- back out
- cold
- come round
- have another think comingidiom
- move
- oscillate
- oscillation
- pendulum
- pull
- pull out
- shift
- think againidiom
- think better ofsomethingidiom
- time-server
- time-serving
- volte-face
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Accepting & agreeing reluctantly