give ground

釋義

1. give / lose ground (to sb / sth)

   退讓；讓步；失利

   to allow sb / sth to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself

   They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts.他們不打算在減稅方面讓步。

電影裡這樣說 · 2 部

• Come, give ground if you see him furious.Twelfth Night2012
• Braddock's giving ground now.Cinderella Man2005

在完整場景裡學

• 第十二夜2012
  • 公爵聽曲犯相思：dying fall（漸弱的收尾）
  • 女扮男裝去侍奉公爵：word for word（一字不差）
  • 吹牛跳舞又催去求愛：cut a caper（蹦跳一步）

同一詞條的短語

• cut the ground from under feet
• gain up ground
• get off the ground
• go to ground
• hold your ground
• on the ground
• run yourself into the ground
• run into the ground
• thick on the ground
• keep your ear to the ground
• be on firm ground
• have your feet on the ground