No amount of flannel could disguise the fact that this was a climbdown.说多少废话都不能掩饰让步这一事实。Saying she was wrong was a difficult climbdown for Sarah.认错对于萨拉来说太难了。His statement is seen as a climbdown from the strong denial he made yesterday.他的声明被看作是对其昨天强硬否定态度的一种让步。