back down

to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated

认错;认输;打退堂鼓

Eventually, Robert backed down and apologized.

最后，罗伯特认错并道了歉。

Local residents have forced the local council to back down from its plans to build a nightclub on their street.

当地居民迫使地方议会放弃了在他们住的大街上建夜总会的计划。