1·They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts.
他们不准备在减税方面让步。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Neither is willing to give ground.
各不相让。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
3·He refused to give ground on this issue.
他拒绝在这一问题上让步。
4·'I refused to give ground on the issue.'
‘关于这个问题，我拒绝退让。’
5·On emissions cuts, both sides need to give ground.
减排问题上，每一方都需要退让。
6·If we cancel this autumn's big publicity drive, it'll give ground to our main competitors.
如果我们取消今年秋季的大型推广运动，这就如同向我们的主要对手让步。
7·In April, negotiations between the nine Nile countries broke down after Egypt and Sudan refused to give ground.
4月，埃及和苏丹拒绝作出让步，九个尼罗河国家的协商随之破裂。
8·Like any worthwhile compromise, both sides had to make tough decisions and give ground on issues that were important to them.
与其他任何值得的折衷方案一样，双方都不得不做出艰难的抉择，在一些对自己十分重要的问题上做出让步。
9·He said that his party was willing to give ground on a key Liberal Democrat demand and move towards a more representative voting system.
他说，保守党在自民党关键的要求方面将作出让步，建立更加有代表性的投票体系。
10·But the Irish refused to give ground on their 12.5% rate, which they regard as crucial for retaining the country's appeal to foreign investors.
不过爱尔兰就是不放弃其12.5%的税率政策，他们认为税率正是爱尔兰对投资者的最大吸引力。