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Give way 是什么意思?让行和地板塌陷为什么都能用?

Give way 可以表示让别人先走,也能说物体承重后塌下。Give in 同样有让步的意思,为什么不能直接替换交通场景中的 give way?

Give way 可以表示让车辆或行人先通过,也可以表示在压力或要求下让步。另一个意思是物体承受不住重量而断裂、塌陷,可用于地板、桥、冰面或架子。

想在对话中用 give way 吗?

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

开始学习

give way (to + traffic/pedestrians); give way to + pressure/demands; floor/bridge/ice + gave way

  • At this junction you have to give way to cars coming from the right.
  • After weeks of protests, the council gave way and kept the library open.
  • The old wooden floor gave way under the weight of the piano.

修改原因

修改前Drivers should give the way to people on a zebra crossing.

修改后Drivers should give way to people on a zebra crossing.

容易把 way 当作普通名词,像 show the way 或 lose your way 那样加限定词。但 give way 是固定表达,不加冠词。原句只需删掉 the。

Cambridge Dictionary

表示向压力让步时,give way 与 give in 接近:The council gave in to the protesters。但说物体承重后塌下,需要 give way:The shelf gave way。美国道路标志上,通常会看到 YIELD,而不是 GIVE WAY。

动手练习

At a roundabout, you must ___ to cars that are already going round it.

(give way / give in)

查看答案

give way — 这里的英语表达描述让环岛上已有的车辆先通行,因此选 give way。Give in 表示投降、退让或停止争论,不是交通让行的表达。

描述一次物体承受不住重量的经历,例如架子、椅子、树枝或屋顶。使用 give way,并说明原因。

The shelf in our kitchen gave way because we had put too many heavy cookbooks on it.

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