knuckle under
英 /ˈnʌkl ˈʌndər/
中文釋義
屈服
Submit to authority or pressure, often after resistance.
常用搭配
- knuckle under to demands屈從要求
- refuse to knuckle under拒不屈服
- knuckle under at last終於低頭
例句
- He won't knuckle under to a bully.他不會向惡霸低頭。
- The union refused to knuckle under to the ultimatum.工會拒絕向最後通牒屈服。