knuckle under
英 /ˈnʌkl ˈʌndər/
中文释义
屈服
Submit to authority or pressure, often after resistance.
常用搭配
- knuckle under to demands屈从要求
- refuse to knuckle under拒不屈服
- knuckle under at last终于低头
例句
- He won't knuckle under to a bully.他不会向恶霸低头。
- The union refused to knuckle under to the ultimatum.工会拒绝向最后通牒屈服。