knuckle under
基本解释
- 屈服，让步；认输
英汉例句
- He refused to knuckle under to the enemy.
他拒绝向敌人投降。 - Even if times get tough, they don't knuckle under.
即使面临困难的时候，他们也不屈服。 - Meanwhile, our most recent intake, the little dog, still refuses to knuckle under, conducting itself in a manner that runs counter to all stated regulations.
同时，我们最新招收的那位，一只小狗，仍然拒绝服从，他的行为方式就是违反一切已宣布的规矩。 - It depends upon whether they decide to knuckle under to a recent court ruling or whether they want to continue to ignore the fines they owe.
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