back down

折れる、譲歩する

口論や意見の対立で、自分の要求や考えを押し通すのをやめること。

やさしい英語で： To stop insisting on what you want or believe during an argument or disagreement.

• Neither side would back down.
• She backed down when he showed her the evidence.
• Will the government back down on its demands?

使い方： back down over/on something (The council backed down over the parking charges.)

類義語： give way, yield, relent

反対語： stand firm

よく使う表現： back down completely, back down over something, never back down

撤回する、手を引く

支持していた立場を取り下げたり、引き受けたことをやめたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To stop supporting a position or doing something you previously agreed to do.

• You promised, so do not back down now.
• She backed down from her commitment to help.
• They backed down from the deal at the last minute.

使い方： back down from something (He backed down from his promise to fund the project.)

類義語： back out, withdraw

よく使う表現： back down from something, back down later, back down now

譲歩させる

相手に抵抗や要求を押し通すのをやめさせること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone stop resisting or insisting on their demands.

• They backed the bully down.
• Firm questioning backed the witness down from his earlier claims.
• Could we back them down without using threats?

使い方： back someone down (She backed him down by challenging his evidence.)

類義語： make someone yield, force someone to relent

よく使う表現： back someone down, back down opponents