cave in

cave incave in1.■塌陷; 坍方The weight of the snow caused the roof of the cabin to cave in.雪的重量使得小屋的屋顶塌陷。They caved in the roof of the underground passage with powerful explosives.他们用强大的炸药把地下通道的顶部炸塌陷了。2.■(指商店等)倒闭The last firm he worked for caved in.他所服务的前一个公司倒闭了。3.■投降; 屈服The children begged their father to take them to the circus until he caved in.孩子们请求父亲带他们去看马戏团, 直到他让步为止。

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cave in1.■(地面)下陷；坍塌；下沉；垮掉：The roof of the working face caved in suddenly, several miners were trapped.工作面的顶板突然塌落，数名矿工被困在工作面内。It is said that the last firm he worked for caved in recently.据说他上次工作的那家公司最近垮台了。2.■使倒塌；使下沉：They caved in the roof of the building with explosives.他们用炸药将建筑物的顶部炸掉。3.■[口语] 屈服；投降；被迫让步：It was beyond all expectations that he caved in so easily.没想到他竟会这么容易地就败下阵来。

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