كيف تنطق "knuckle under"
expression
ˈnəkəɫ/ /ˈəndɝ
NUK-uhl UN-der
nˈʌkəl/ /ˈʌndɐ
NUK-uhl UN-duh
التعريف
To give in to pressure, authority, or demands, often unwillingly. It means surrendering or submitting after resisting.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈnəkəɫ/ /ˈəndɝ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
nˈʌkəl/ /ˈʌndɐ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
NUK-uhl UN-der
بريطاني
NUK-uhl UN-duh
استمع في السياق
He didn't want to knuckle under to his boss's demands.
Sometimes you have to knuckle under and follow the rules.
The team refused to knuckle under despite losing.
If you keep pushing, he'll eventually knuckle under.