climb down

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc. idiomatic
    — It is interesting to speculate on what combination of factors acted within the Bush administration to bring about the climb-down from its previous position.
动词 v.
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see climb, down.
    — It took 2 hours to climb up, but 4 to climb down as our energy grew less and less.
  2. To abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc. idiomatic,sometimes
    — But Ekeus said Iraq had climbed down in its confrontation with the UN.

词形变化

climb downs plural climb-down alternative climbs down present,singular,third-person climbing down participle,present climbed down participle,past climbed down past climb-down alternative
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