to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated认错;认输;打退堂鼓
Eventually, Roberto backed down and apologized.最后,罗伯托认错并道了歉。
Local residents have forced the local council to back down from/on its plans to build a nightclub on their street.当地居民迫使地方议会放弃了在他们住的大街上建夜总会的计划。
back downVERB + BACK DOWN➤will (not)(不)會放棄◇He will never back down.他絕不會讓步。➤refuse to拒絕放棄▸➤be forced to, have to被迫/不得不放棄PREPOSITION➤from放棄⋯◇The government was forced to back down from implementing these proposals.政府被迫放棄實施這些計劃。➤over就⋯作出讓步◇The committee finally backed down over the issue of spending cuts.委員會最終在削減開支這件事上作出了讓步。