caved

英 [keɪvd]

美 [keɪvd]

v.  （使）塌陷; 倒塌; 屈服; 洞穴潜水
cave的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 山洞;洞穴
  Acaveis a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.
  1. ...a cave more than 1,000 feet deep.
     1,000多英尺深的山洞

双语例句

• After a ruinous strike, the union caved in
  一场破坏性的罢工之后，工会突然服软了。
• They were killed when the roof of their house caved in during a hurricane.
  当他们房子的屋顶在飓风期间塌陷时，他们被压死了。
• Why do you want to appoint this man as manager? the last firm he worked for caved in.
  你为什么要任命此人为经理？他所服务的前一个商行倒闭了。
• The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace
  墙坍塌了，露出砌在里面的维多利亚时代的壁炉。
• The side of the building has caved in.
  这栋建筑物的一侧已下陷了。
• We caved in the roof of the underground passage with powerful explosives.
  我们用烈性炸药把地下的通道的上盖炸塌了。
• The Prime Minister has caved in to backbench pressure
  首相迫于后座议员们的压力让步了。
• The blow caved in his skull.
  那一击把他的脑壳打得瘪了进去。
• The ground caved in under us.
  地面在我们下方塌陷了。
• And that's when he caved.
  这正是他屈服的时候。