eat crow publicly 当众认错
eat crow later 事后认错
be forced to eat crow 被迫认错
refuse to eat crow 拒绝认错
make someone eat crow 让某人认错
1. He had to eat crow after his prediction turned out wrong.
他的预测出错后不得不承认错误。
2. If you are wrong, you should eat crow and apologize.
如果你错了，就应该承认错误并道歉。
3. The manager had to eat crow in front of the whole team.
经理不得不在全体团队面前认错。
A: You said the project would fail, but it succeeded.
A：你说这个项目会失败，但它成功了。
B: I guess I have to eat crow on this one.
B：看来这次我得承认自己错了。
1) 承认错误或失败
2) 收回之前的错误判断
3) 在他人面前道歉或认错
1. 承认错误或失败（非正式表达）
e.g. He had to eat crow after the mistake was exposed.
错误被揭露后他不得不认错。
2. 收回自己之前的言论或判断
e.g. She ate crow when her prediction proved wrong.
她的预测被证明错误后承认了失败。
verb
1. To admit that one was wrong or accept humiliation after being proven incorrect.
Synonym: admit defeat, back down, concede