English Dictionary

climb down

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic, sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.

日本語の意味

以前に表明した意見や政策、議論などに対する撤回や軟化、譲歩、つまり当初の立場からの撤退や修正を意味する。

The CEO's climb down after the scandal restored some investor confidence.

スキャンダル後にCEOが撤回したことで、投資家の信頼がいくらか回復した。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.

It is interesting to speculate on what combination of factors acted within the Bush administration to bring about the climb-down from its previous position.

climb downs （ plural ）