Jan 16, 2022 07:58
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English term
Give Way
FVA
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Definition: Collapse, fail, break down (dictionary.com)
Here is the sentence: On the steep part of the ascent where, if the ice steps had given way, I would have slid down about 3,000 feet, I felt vertigo (The Parable of the Sadhu).
Context: The author and his friends were rushing to cross a Himalayan pass before the sun melted the steps they had cut into the ice. Below is a picture of how mountaineers cut steps into ice.
冰阶坍塌？冰阶塌陷？
Here is the sentence: On the steep part of the ascent where, if the ice steps had given way, I would have slid down about 3,000 feet, I felt vertigo (The Parable of the Sadhu).
Context: The author and his friends were rushing to cross a Himalayan pass before the sun melted the steps they had cut into the ice. Below is a picture of how mountaineers cut steps into ice.
冰阶坍塌？冰阶塌陷？
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 5 | 冰阶溶化 |
jyuan_us
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| 5 | 踩滑了 |
William Yang
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| 5 | （因冰雪消融而变得）打滑 |
Bruce Guo
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| 4 | 支撑不住（我的重量）/ 承受不了（我的重量） |
Kiet Bach
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Proposed translations
22 mins
冰阶溶化
崩塌，或simply
冰阶溶化
坍塌也可。
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Note added at 45 mins (2022-01-16 08:44:01 GMT)
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不是坍塌，就是用溶化、消融之类的词比较好。
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Note added at 54 mins (2022-01-16 08:53:01 GMT)
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倘若这些台阶冰消雪融/冰消雪化
Ref：
冰消雪融_百度百科https://baike.baidu.com › item › 冰消...· Translate this page
冰消雪融成语解释 ... 像冰一样消融，像雪一样融化。比喻事物彻底崩溃消失。 也用来描写初春的景色。也作：冰消雪化。
冰阶溶化
坍塌也可。
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Note added at 45 mins (2022-01-16 08:44:01 GMT)
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不是坍塌，就是用溶化、消融之类的词比较好。
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Note added at 54 mins (2022-01-16 08:53:01 GMT)
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倘若这些台阶冰消雪融/冰消雪化
Ref：
冰消雪融_百度百科https://baike.baidu.com › item › 冰消...· Translate this page
冰消雪融成语解释 ... 像冰一样消融，像雪一样融化。比喻事物彻底崩溃消失。 也用来描写初春的景色。也作：冰消雪化。
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
1 hr
支撑不住（我的重量）/ 承受不了（我的重量）
There is a monolingual question of "give way", but it is in the medical field. You can use it as a reference.
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english/medical-general/7032340-g...
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Note added at 1 hr (2022-01-16 09:16:46 GMT)
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支撑不住我的重量而崩塌；
承受不了我的重量而崩塌
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english/medical-general/7032340-g...
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Note added at 1 hr (2022-01-16 09:16:46 GMT)
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支撑不住我的重量而崩塌；
承受不了我的重量而崩塌
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
16 hrs
William Yang
China
China
Native in Chinese
China
translator
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, Chinese
踩滑了
我想这是所谓的中文意思。
1 day 6 hrs
（因冰雪消融而变得）打滑
打滑是一个口语词，但经常用，这里的give way意思是随着冰雪融化，原先凿出来的路的棱角将消失、塌掉，然后就没有平的地方可以踩了。
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