climb·downBrE /ˈklaɪmdaʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈklaɪmdaʊn/ 🔊 noun (BrE) an act of admitting that you were wrong, or of changing your position in an argument 认错；（争论中）改变立场，让步◆The Chancellor was forced into a humiliating climbdown on his economic policies. 财政大臣被迫狼狈地承认他的经济政策存在失误。🔊🔊