英语词汇“cave-in”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cavecave2 verb

ETYMOLOGYcave²

Origin: 1700-1800 Probably from calve to cave in (18-19 centuries), perhaps from Flemish inkalven; influenced by ➔ CAVE¹

VERB TABLE

cave

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	cave
	he, she, it	caves
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	caved
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have caved
	he, she, it	has caved
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had caved
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will cave
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have caved

Continuous Form
Present	I	am caving
	he, she, it	is caving
	you, we, they	are caving
Past	I, he, she, it	was caving
	you, we, they	were caving
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been caving
	he, she, it	has been caving
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been caving
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be caving
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been caving

COLLOCATIONS► caved in to pressure

The department caved in to pressure from environmental groups.

cave in phrasal verb1to finally stop opposing something, especially because someone has persuaded or threatened you: cave in to The department caved in to pressure from environmental groups.2if the top or sides of something cave in, they fall down or toward the inside: A section of the mine caved in.—cave-in noun