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单词 to give way
释义
to give way
phrase
If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.
The hook in the ceiling had given way and the lamp had fallen blazing on to the table.
Synonyms: collapse, give, fall, crack  
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to give way
phrase
If you give way to someone or something that you have been resisting, you stop resisting and allow yourself to be persuaded or controlled by them. [written]
It seems the President has given way to pressure from the hardliners.
He finally gave way to an impulse and pulled her toward him.
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to give way
phrase
If a moving person, a vehicle, or its driver gives way, they slow down or stop in order to allow other people or vehicles to pass in front of them. [British]
Give way to traffic coming from the left.
regional note:   in AM, use yield
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