relented
英 [rɪˈlentɪd]
美 [rɪˈlentɪd]
v. 终于答应; 不再拒绝; 变缓和; 变温和; 减弱
relent的过去分词和过去式
柯林斯词典
- VERB 变宽厚;变温和;心软
If yourelent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do.- Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry.
最后他母亲作出让步,允许她的小儿子结婚。
- Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry.
- VERB (天气)转晴,缓和,转好
If bad weatherrelents, it improves.- If the weather relents, the game will be finished today.
如果天气转好的话,比赛将在今天结束。
- If the weather relents, the game will be finished today.
双语例句
- Cynthia was more than curious, but she relented when she noticed the strain in her daughter's face.
莘济亚感到特别奇怪,却是很和蔼谛视着她女儿紧张的脸。 - When the landlady relented, it was good, old-fashioned Chinese values that did the trick.
房东太太的态度温和下来,是由于好心的旧式中国价值观起了作用。 - Corey never relented, and was eventually crushed to death under the massive weight.
科里没有妥协,并最终因负重过大而被压死。 - Autonomy relented and allowed him back into meetings after pressure from investors.
在投资者压力下,autonomy的态度有所缓和,允许科恩重新参加分析师会议。 - He eventually relented after the coach made his teammates run laps of the court each time he refused.
后来,姚明每次拒绝扣篮后,教练就让他的队友在场内跑圈,他终于妥协了。 - Turned down for marriage due to his dark complexion, an Indian man staged a hunger strike outside his would be bride's house for two days before she finally relented, an official said Saturday.
一位官员于上周六称,一名印度小伙由于长得黑而遭其“准新娘”拒绝后,在她家门外守了两天,并用上了绝食一招,致使女孩最终“妥协”。 - For a second time, I retreated a step while my attacker relented in his attack.
我再一次后退了一步,同时,我的袭击者的攻击也减缓了。 - She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would go to college.
只是在几个月以后,我的父母答应她一定要让我上大学,那个时候她才软化同意。 - Finally the doctor relented and allowed her to leave the hospital.
最后大夫松口了(=松了口),同意她出院。 - Jennie weakened, and finally relented
詹妮的态度有所缓和,最终软了下来。