climbdown

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown. figuratively
    — Thursday's court appearance as he waited for his case to be heard was a humiliating climbdown for the flamboyant Texan, who sports the clipped mustache and Saville Row style of English aristocracy.

词形变化

climbdowns plural climb-down alternative

词源

From climb + down.
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