give way
讓步,讓路
give way
v 1: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The
park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told
the crowd" [syn: move over, give, ease up, yield]
2: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall
collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke";
"The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof
finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: collapse,
fall in, cave in, give, break, founder]
3: end resistance, especially under pressure or force; "The
door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" [syn:
yield]
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke
down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went
after the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, die, give
out, conk out, go, break, break down]