given ground

• v. 退却(让步；失利；落后)

given ground的用法和样例：

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The team began to lose ground because Phil's leg was broken.
   由于菲尔的腿摔坏了，这个队开始失利。
2. The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.
   在选举中保守党大大失利于自由民主党。