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cave in- (地面)下陷；坍塌；下沉；垮掉：
The roof of the working face caved in suddenly, several miners were trapped. 工作面的顶板突然塌落，数名矿工被困在工作面内。 It is said that the last firm he worked for caved in recently. 据说他上次工作的那家公司最近垮台了。 - 使倒塌；使下沉：
They caved in the roof of the building with explosives. 他们用炸药将建筑物的顶部炸掉。 - [口语] 屈服；投降；被迫让步：
It was beyond all expectations that he caved in so easily. 没想到他竟会这么容易地就败下阵来。
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