Cave inとは意味・読み方・使い方

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名詞

cave in (複数形 cave ins)

1. The act of something collapsing or caving in.

   We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.

2. The location where something has caved in.

   We couldn't get past the cave in blocking the tunnel.

3. (idiomatic) The act of relenting.

   It was a cave in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.

同意語

• (act of collapse): breakage, collapse, rockfall
• (site of a collapse): blockage, collapse, rockfall
• (act of relenting): acquiescence, consent, sellout

動詞

cave in (三人称単数 現在形 caves in, 現在分詞 caving in, 過去形および過去分詞形 caved in)

1. To collapse inward or downward.

   Synonyms: break, crush, give way, stave, stave in

   The roof caved in under the weight of the snow.

   He caved-in the side of the barrel with a single well-placed kick.

2. (figuratively) To relent; to grant approval against one's initial will.

   Synonyms: assent, give in, give up, relinquish, yield, comply, acquiesce

   After he asked me a few times, I finally caved in and had a slice of cake.

   • 2022 December 14, Christian Wolmar, “Productivity should play no part in pay negotiations”, in RAIL, number 972, page 46:

     Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close down the entire network, they caved in.

アナグラム

• Ivanec, cevian, incave

動詞

cave-in ‎(三人称単数 現在形 caves-in, 現在分詞 caving-in, 過去形および過去分詞形 caved-in)

1. Misspelling of cave in.