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buckle under something
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to be defeated by a difficult situation: 屈服于（困境）
But these were difficult times and a lesser man would have buckled under the strain.但当时是困难时期，脆弱的人肯定会被压力压垮。
There are signs that she is starting to buckle under the pressure.
Remarkably, instead of buckling under the stress, she seemed to thrive on it.
The natural world is buckling under the demands of an ever-growing population.
This was a lot of responsibility for one person to bear and I think they expected her to buckle under the burden.
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