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我们只能做些较小的让步,但这就可能打破僵局。 We can only make minor concessions, but it might break the deadlock.
你认为总统会对恐怖分子的要求让步吗? Do you think the President will give in to the terrorists' demand?
当局对绑架者的要求丝毫没有让步的迹象. The authorities showed no signs of giving in to the kidnapper's demands.
他说他的工会——运输工会504分会——历年来在合约上做了“极大的让步”以协助泛美[航空公司]纾解财务困难。“结果全然没用,”他哀伤地说。 He said his union, Local504 of the Transport Workers Union, made"massive contract givebacks" over the years to help Pan Am with its financial troubles."It was all to no avail, " he lamented.
为了和平我们做出了让步. We made concessions for the sake of peace.
资方在与工人谈判中作出了让步. Employers made concessions to the workers in negotiations.
老板同意向罢工者做出让步。 The boss agreed to meet the strikers half way.
这个协议是双方妥协的产物而不是一方让步. The agreement is a compromise, not a sell-out.
若要争执获得解决, 双方就要互相让步. If the dispute is to be resolved there must be some give and take.
出示确凿的证据之后,对方不得不作出让步。 After being shown conclusive evidence, the other side had to back down.
政府并未向舆论让步. The government has not yielded to public opinion.
我们双方都作些让步以弥合价格差距怎么样? How about meeting each other halfway to fill the price gap?