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

• You're much too strict, why don't you let up on him?
  你太严格了，你为什么不能对他宽松一点？
• 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？
• If the rain doesn't let up soon, we won't be able to have our picnic.
  如果雨再不停，我们就没办法去郊游了。
• We can't let up on our efforts to compete with other more successful firms.
  在同其他那些更兴隆的公司竞争中，我们丝毫松懈不得。
• We mustn't let up now.
  我们现在可不能放松啊。
• There were some moves to let up on this curfew a little bit.
  采取了一些措施以缓和宵禁的紧张气氛。
• Presently the rain let up.
  俄顷雨止。
• 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。
• The rain finally let up to reveal blue skies.
  雨终于停歇了，展显出蓝色的天空。
• So I had to wait for the rain to let up.
  所以我只好等雨小一点。