let up

英 [ˈlet ʌp]

美 [ˈlet ʌp]

（指持续的令人不快的过程）停止，缓和，减弱

柯林斯词典

• See also:The traffic in this city never lets up, even at night...The rain had let up.let-up

英英释义

verb

• reduce pressure or intensity
  1. he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down
  Synonym:ease upease off
• become less in amount or intensity
  1. The storm abated
  2. The rain let up after a few hours
  Synonym:abateslack offslackdie away

双语例句

• It's raining very hard. I wonder if it will let up.
  雨下得很大，我想知道雨势是否会停。
• We mustn't let up, even though we're winning.
  我们即使快赢了也决不可松劲。
• We mustn't let up now that we have nearly achieved our object.
  既然我们已快达到目标了，就不能松劲。
• I think it will let up in a little while.
  我想马上就会停的。
• Why don't you let up on the poor child?
  你为什么不能较宽容地对待这个可怜的孩子呢？
• Let up for a minute, you can't work hard all day.
  休息一会儿你不能整天苦干。
• I know if she doesn't let up soon, I'm going to blow up at her.
  我知道要是她不尽快地打住，我会跟她发火的。
• Presently the rain let up.
  俄顷雨止。
• We thought that if we went out the rain would probably let up after a while.
  我们想如果我们出去。过会儿雨也许会慢慢停下来的。
• He refused to let up on the boy until his school grades improved.
  直到那孩子学业有了进步他才肯放宽他对他的管束。