| 释义 |
give way1(Of a support or structure) be unable to carry a load or withstand a force; collapse or break: his aching legs gave way, and he almost fell he crashed into the door and it gave way...- Halfway up the slope Kevin's legs finally gave way and he collapsed.
- Before anyone could reach me, my legs gave way and I collapsed onto the floor.
- The ceiling collapsed in as the girders gave way and the support beams snapped.
Synonyms collapse, give, fall to pieces, come apart, crumple, crumble, cave in, fall in, disintegrate, go to pieces 1.1Yield to someone or something: he was not a man to give way to this kind of pressure...- Still, Governor Carey gave way and approved a bailout.
- It was at this point that the World Bank gave way, and agreed to an independent review on the project - the first in its history.
- In giving way on compulsory student unionism, Beazley is clearing the decks for more important issues, like Industrial Relations.
Synonyms yield, back down, make concessions, surrender, concede/admit defeat, give up/in, submit, succumb, raise/show the white flag; acquiesce, agree, concur, approve, assent informal throw in the towel/sponge, cave in 1.2 ( give way to) Allow oneself to be overcome by or to succumb to (an emotion or impulse): she gave way to a burst of weeping...- And to give way to this impulse (submit to this discipline) is to experience a peculiar pleasure.
- She tried to contain her agony as best she could but felt herself giving way to a series of small whimpers that overcame her shaking body.
- Then, on impulse, she kissed him, finally giving way to the feelings she had hidden for so many months.
Synonyms succumb, yield, give in, submit, surrender, fall victim; be overcome by, be overwhelmed by, be conquered by be replaced by, be succeeded by, be followed by, be superseded by, be supplanted by, be ousted by 2 ( give way to) Be replaced or superseded by: Alan’s discomfort gave way to anger...- Unfortunately, as old houses and small lanes give way to skyscrapers, ancient trees have been chopped down.
- The meadow was now giving way to slender trees and spreading bushes.
- This nettles her at first and gradually the anger and irritation give way to a secret longing for him to look at her.
3British Allow someone or something to be or go first: give way to traffic coming from the right...- A couple of years ago you could always rely on a lorry driver to give way and allow you to pass.
- Whereupon I checked my rearview mirror to make sure traffic was giving way, and saw our director hurtling towards me at 60 mph.
- Traffic emerging from Bradford should then give way, which all except left-hand drive vehicles can do readily without having a problem.
4(Of rowers) row hard.The orders we had to learn to execute were: ‘Stand by to give way - give way - together!’ Then all oars had to dip in together and be heaved back....- ‘Stand by to give way together!’
- ‘Oars ready!’ the sailor ordered the boys. ‘Give way together!’
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