knuckle under

英 [ˈnʌkl ˈʌndə(r)]

美 [ˈnʌkl ˈʌndər]

屈服; 认输

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 屈服；认输
  If youknuckle under, you do what someone else tells you to do or what a situation forces you to do, because you realize that you have no choice.
  1. It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under...
     还不能确定反叛者是否会投降。
  2. The United States, he said, did not knuckle under to demands.
     他说，美国不会屈从于他人的要求。

英英释义

verb

• consent reluctantly
  Synonym:yieldgive insuccumbbuckle under

双语例句

• Why the hell does he bother to knuckle under now?
  为什么他现在屈服了？
• The government, he declared, would never again knuckle under to the demands of trade unions.
  他宣布政府永远不会再屈服于工会的要求。
• I have also watched a lot of thing open anyway, not wanting to make an explanation because of that is very hypocritical, but silent has been not to represent knuckle under and tacitly approve that!
  反正我也看开了许多东西，不想解释因为那很虚伪，但沉默是不代表屈服与默认的！
• The boys were encouraged to knuckle under and get trained as chippies, mechanics or electricias.
  人们要男孩们屈服，受训做木匠、机械工和电工。
• He refused to knuckle under and was asked to leave.
  他拒不屈服，因而被要求离去。
• The United States, he said, did not knuckle under to demands.
  他说，美国不会屈从于他人的要求。
• They refused to knuckle under to any pressure.
  他们拒不屈从任何压力。
• Knuckle under to yield to pressure; give in.
  向外界压力作出让步；屈服。
• It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under
  还不能确定反叛者是否会投降。
• The revolutionary people of the world will never knuckle under to the threat of nuclear weapons.
  世界革命人民决不会在核威胁面前屈服。