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cave in 1. if the top or sides of something cave in, they fall down or inwards塌落,坍塌,陷下:[+ on ]•The roof of the tunnel caved in on them.隧道的顶部坍塌下来压住了他们。2. to finally stop opposing something, especially because someone has persuaded or threatened you〔尤指因某人劝说或威胁而〕让步,屈服:[+ to ]•The chairman is expected to cave in to pressure from shareholders.董事长估计会在股东的压力下作出让步。cave in塌陷;陷落(指地面、岩石、房屋等):An old house suddenly caved in owing to lack of repair,fortunately no one was hurt.一所旧房因年久失修突然倒塌,幸而没有人受伤。 |