climb down

• 动词短语，表示从较高的位置下来，也比喻放弃原有立场或意见而让步。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of descending from a higher position, or metaphorically, to retreat from a stated opinion or position.

不可数 · 不及物 · 短语动词，不可分

1. Descend physicallyformal

   To move downwards from a higher position, often using hands and feet.

   爬下来

   • The firefighter climbed down the ladder carefully.
   • She climbed down from the tree after picking the apples.
   • He climbed down the steep cliff to reach the beach.

   同义词alightcome downdescenddismountget downgo downlower oneself

   反义词ascendclimbmountrise

2. Retreat from a positioninformalbritish

   To admit you were wrong or to change your opinion in an argument, often to avoid conflict.

   让步

   • The politician was forced to climb down after the public backlash.
   • He refused to climb down from his strong stance on the issue.
   • The company climbed down from its initial demands during the negotiations.

   同义词back downbacktrackcave inconcederetractyield

   反义词insistmaintainpersist

基本动词climb