| 释义 |       present participle of give way    1      as in collapsingto fall down or in as a result of physical pressure That old chair is going to give way soon.       collapsing     going out     going     crumpling     tumbling     caving (in)     giving     buckling     giving out     melting down     yielding     melting     imploding     dying     shattering     foundering     crumbling     breaking down     crashing     failing     conking (out)     breaking     bursting     flattening     snapping     splitting     smashing     stalling     popping     deflating     cracking     splintering          rising     swelling     inflating     2      as in withdrawingto move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) They were urged to give way but chose to stand their ground.       withdrawing     retreating     pulling out     giving ground     losing ground     falling back     dropping back     backing away     retiring     receding     fleeing     bowing out     evacuating     pulling away     backing down     climbing down     flying     chickening (out)     leaving     recoiling     shrinking     flinching     detaching     departing     going     backtracking     backpedaling     abandoning     disengaging     vacating     disentangling     quitting       See More   advancing     facing     confronting     daring     brazening     defying     outbraving     breasting     braving     bearding   |