Question of the Day #325

"‘Trump caves’ or ‘Genius’: Right wing splits after Trump ends shutdown with no wall funding"
From the headline of this article at The Washington Post.

上記の文で、cave の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "cave" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


〔相手や説得などに〕屈服する、降参する

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to cease to resist : SUBMIT — usually used with in

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

「圧力に屈服する」の比喩的な使い方は、1837年から。

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

Figurative sense of "yield to pressure" is from 1837.

Examples

• After protests from customers, the company caved and removed the item from its stores.
• I knew he'd cave if they offered him more money.
• ‘he caved because his position had become untenable’
• ‘she finally caved in the face of his persistence’
• ‘the manager caved in to his demands’