| 单词 | let |
| 例句 | let verb 1.•let him sleep for now:allow to, permit to, give permission to, give leave to, authorize to, sanction to, grant the right to, license to, empower to, enable to, entitle to | archaic suffer to. ANT prevent, prohibit. 2.•Wilcox opened the door to let her through:allow to go, permit to pass | make way for. PHRASES let someone down •I'm afraid I've let the team down:fail, fail to support, disappoint, disillusion | abandon, desert, leave stranded, leave in the lurch. let something down •Maryann let down the hem on her mother's old prom dress:lengthen, make longer. let fly 1.•he let fly with a brick:hurl, fling, throw, propel, pitch, lob, toss, launch | shoot, fire, blast | informal chuck, sling, heave. 2.•she let fly at Geoffrey:lose one's temper with, lash out at, scold, chastise, chide, rant at, inveigh against, rail against | explode at, burst out at, let someone have it | formal excoriate. let go •don't let go of the steering wheel:release, release one's hold on, loose/loosen one's hold on, relinquish | archaic unhand. let someone go •they let half of the warehouse crew go:dismiss, discharge, lay off, give notice to | informal sack, fire, ax, give someone their marching orders, send packing, give someone the boot, give someone the (old) heave-ho, can, pink-slip. let someone in •they seemed reluctant to let me in:allow to enter, allow in, admit, open the door to | receive, welcome, greet. let someone in on something •we can't let you in on the details just yet:include in, count in on, admit in on, allow to share in, let participate in, inform about, tell about. let someone off 1.informal •I'll let you off this time:pardon, forgive, grant an amnesty to | deal leniently with, be merciful to, have mercy on | acquit, absolve, exonerate, clear, vindicate | informal let someone off the hook | formal exculpate. 2.•he let me off work:excuse from, exempt from, spare from. let on informal 1.•I never let on that I felt anxious:reveal, make known, tell, disclose, mention, divulge, let slip, give away, make public | blab | informal let the cat out of the bag, give the game away. 2.•he let on that he'd won:pretend, feign, affect, make out, make believe, simulate. let something out 1.•I let out a cry of triumph:utter, emit, give, give vent to, produce, issue, express, voice, release. 2.•she let out that he'd given her a lift home:reveal, make known, tell, disclose, mention, divulge, let slip, give away, let it be known, blurt out. let someone out •they let me out of the hospital on Monday:release, liberate, (set) free, let go, discharge | set/turn loose, allow to leave. let up informal 1.•the rain has let up:abate, lessen, decrease, diminish, subside, relent, slacken, die down/off, ease (off), tail off | ebb, wane, dwindle, fade | stop, cease, finish. 2.•you never let up, do you? relax, ease up/off, slow down | pause, break (off), take a break, rest, stop | informal take a breather. 3.•I promise I'll let up on him:treat less severely, be more lenient with, be kinder to | informal go easy on. |
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