Bow to pressure 迫于壓力低頭讓步
A Japanese woman bows in greeting to a monk. Photo by Fred Adler.
Bow to pressure 迫于壓力低頭讓步
今日小常識
In Japan, cash machines frequently feature a video or cartoon of an assistant bowing to greet the customer. Japanese people also bow when they say goodbye. At the end of the working day, colleagues bow to each other and say 'O tsukare-sama deshita', which means 'You must be tired.'
在日本, 自動提款機(jī)會配置一個視頻或卡通助手鞠躬問候客戶。日本人在說再見時也會鞠躬。在工作日結(jié)束的時候, 同事們會互相行禮,說 "O tsukare-sama deshita", 意思是你一定很累了。
Bow to pressure 的意思是迫于壓力而做出讓步。
例句
Bowing to pressure, the restaurant changed the menu to include a vegetarian option.
The senator accused Barack Obama of bowing to pressure from environmentalists.
He resigned his position after bowing to pressure from the newspapers.
請注意
另一個短語 to ease the pressure 意思是放松，減輕壓力?？刹灰煜?。
To ease the pressure of work she decided to book a two-week holiday.
