Definition of climbdown in English:

climbdown

nounˈklʌɪmdəʊn

British

A withdrawal from a position taken up in argument or negotiation.
（尤指通过认错）退让，让步，屈服
a humiliating climbdown by the government over economic policy
政府针对经济政策作出的羞辱的让步。
Example sentencesExamples
- The England players called off their strike last night, but a statement of angry intensity should halt talk of a climbdown.
- The Government has signalled a partial climbdown on the Gambling Bill by restricting the number of supercasinos in the first phase.
- The move signals a major climbdown by the Government on its much-vaunted plans to appoint elected mayors through the referendum process.
- In what is seen to be a climbdown, the Scottish Executive announces an amendment will be laid down in the bill aiming to repeal Section 28.
- Fears of a national firefighters’ strike have been quashed after a climbdown by bosses in the year-long wages row.
- Now red-faced Department officials have been forced into a climbdown.
- A conservative election candidate who was deselected after a row over vote-rigging has been reinstated after a climbdown by party chiefs.
- I guess the climbdown was because a TPO would have netted them almost as much adverse national publicity as the Windermere 10 mph speed limit.
- Last night the council was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after it admitted it had mistakenly told people there would be no charge.
- With the council's big Conservative majority, such a climbdown looks unlikely.
- It has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown and humiliating surrender.
- After comprehensively rubbishing the claim, the climbdown was then all the more humiliating.
- This was an appalling climbdown which exposed the inept manner with which the implementation has been undertaken.
- But union sources believe that GE will face a humiliating climbdown at the Ayrshire plant.
- The radical proposal looks too much like a climbdown for the government to take seriously.
- But we are entitled to expect something better than the overblown claims and ignominious climbdowns that are their hallmark.
- Plans for a £40 million supercasino on Southend seafront today looked dead in the water after a Government climbdown.
- But if it was a concession, it never amounted to a climbdown.
- However, this should not be regarded as a climbdown on the manager's part so much as a strategic withdrawal.
- The discovery of files by North Yorkshire Police has led to the embarrassing climbdown.
Synonyms
backdown, retraction, concession, about-face, u-turn, rowback

词汇	climbdown
释义	Definition of climbdown in English: climbdown nounˈklʌɪmdəʊn British A withdrawal from a position taken up in argument or negotiation. （尤指通过认错）退让，让步，屈服 a humiliating climbdown by the government over economic policy 政府针对经济政策作出的羞辱的让步。 Example sentencesExamples The England players called off their strike last night, but a statement of angry intensity should halt talk of a climbdown. The Government has signalled a partial climbdown on the Gambling Bill by restricting the number of supercasinos in the first phase. The move signals a major climbdown by the Government on its much-vaunted plans to appoint elected mayors through the referendum process. In what is seen to be a climbdown, the Scottish Executive announces an amendment will be laid down in the bill aiming to repeal Section 28. Fears of a national firefighters’ strike have been quashed after a climbdown by bosses in the year-long wages row. Now red-faced Department officials have been forced into a climbdown. A conservative election candidate who was deselected after a row over vote-rigging has been reinstated after a climbdown by party chiefs. I guess the climbdown was because a TPO would have netted them almost as much adverse national publicity as the Windermere 10 mph speed limit. Last night the council was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after it admitted it had mistakenly told people there would be no charge. With the council's big Conservative majority, such a climbdown looks unlikely. It has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown and humiliating surrender. After comprehensively rubbishing the claim, the climbdown was then all the more humiliating. This was an appalling climbdown which exposed the inept manner with which the implementation has been undertaken. But union sources believe that GE will face a humiliating climbdown at the Ayrshire plant. The radical proposal looks too much like a climbdown for the government to take seriously. But we are entitled to expect something better than the overblown claims and ignominious climbdowns that are their hallmark. Plans for a £40 million supercasino on Southend seafront today looked dead in the water after a Government climbdown. But if it was a concession, it never amounted to a climbdown. However, this should not be regarded as a climbdown on the manager's part so much as a strategic withdrawal. The discovery of files by North Yorkshire Police has led to the embarrassing climbdown. Synonyms backdown, retraction, concession, about-face, u-turn, rowback
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