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单词 backs down
释义

back down

verb

backed down; backing down; backs down

intransitive verb

: to withdraw from a commitment or position

Synonyms

  • back off
  • back out
  • cop out
  • fink out
  • renege
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Example Sentences

if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

backs down

verb

present tense third-person singular of back down
as in backs off
to break a promise or agreement if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • backs off
  • backs out
  • cops out
  • finks out
  • recalls
  • withdraws
  • reneges
  • wimps out
  • retracts
  • unsays
  • goes back on
  • takes back
  • chickens (out)
  • abnegates
  • cries off
  • begs off
  • foreswears
  • backpedals
  • backtracks
  • recants
  • forswears
  • abjures
  • disavows
  • repudiates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • adheres (to)
  • follows through (with)
  • complies (with)
  • keeps
  • fulfills
  • honors
  • satisfies
  • fulfils
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