knuckle under

英 [ˈnʌkl ˈʌndə(r)]

美 [ˈnʌkl ˈʌndər]

屈服; 认输

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 屈服；认输
  If youknuckle under, you do what someone else tells you to do or what a situation forces you to do, because you realize that you have no choice.
  1. It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under...
     还不能确定反叛者是否会投降。
  2. The United States, he said, did not knuckle under to demands.
     他说，美国不会屈从于他人的要求。

英英释义

verb

• consent reluctantly
  Synonym:yieldgive insuccumbbuckle under

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