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to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated
认错;认输;打退堂鼓
Eventually, Robert backed down and apologized.
最后，罗伯特认错并道了歉。
Local residents have forced the local council to back down from its plans to build a nightclub on their street.
当地居民迫使地方议会放弃了在他们住的大街上建夜总会的计划。