| 词汇 | 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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