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单词 giving way
释义

giving way

phrase

present participle of give way
1
as in collapsing
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure That old chair is going to give way soon.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • collapsing
  • going out
  • going
  • crumpling
  • tumbling
  • caving (in)
  • giving
  • buckling
  • giving out
  • melting down
  • yielding
  • melting
  • imploding
  • dying
  • shattering
  • foundering
  • crumbling
  • breaking down
  • crashing
  • failing
  • conking (out)
  • breaking
  • bursting
  • flattening
  • snapping
  • splitting
  • smashing
  • stalling
  • popping
  • deflating
  • cracking
  • splintering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rising
  • swelling
  • inflating
2
as in withdrawing
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) They were urged to give way but chose to stand their ground.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • withdrawing
  • retreating
  • pulling out
  • giving ground
  • losing ground
  • falling back
  • dropping back
  • backing away
  • retiring
  • receding
  • fleeing
  • bowing out
  • evacuating
  • pulling away
  • backing down
  • climbing down
  • flying
  • chickening (out)
  • leaving
  • recoiling
  • shrinking
  • flinching
  • detaching
  • departing
  • going
  • backtracking
  • backpedaling
  • abandoning
  • disengaging
  • vacating
  • disentangling
  • quitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • advancing
  • facing
  • confronting
  • daring
  • brazening
  • defying
  • outbraving
  • breasting
  • braving
  • bearding
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