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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

let

英  [let]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • let down

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 使失望

    If you let someone down, you disappoint them, by not doing something that you have said you will do or that they expected you to do.

    双语例句

    例：

    Don't worry, Xiao, I won't let you down.

    不要担心，肖，我不会让你失望的。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 使失败

    If something lets you down, it is the reason you are not as successful as you could have been.

    双语例句

    例：

    Many believe it was his shyness and insecurity which let him down.

    许多人认为是他的胆怯和缺乏安全感使他失败。

  • let in

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 让（空气 、光线或水等）进入

    If an object lets in something such as air, light, or water, it allows air, light, or water to get into it, for example, because the object has a hole in it.

    双语例句

    例：

    balconies shaded with lattice-work which lets in air but not light.

    用格子窗遮荫的阳台透气但不透光。

  • let off

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 免除（任务或义务）

    If someone in authority lets you off a task or duty, they give you permission not to do it.

    双语例句

    例：

    I realized that having a new baby lets you off going to boring dinner parties.

    我意识到，生了个孩子你就可以不参加无聊的宴会了。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 宽恕

    If you let someone off, you give them a lighter punishment than they expect or no punishment at all.

    双语例句

    例：

    Because he was a Christian, the judge let him off.

    因为他是一个基督徒，法官宽恕了他。

    3. [PHRASAL 短语] 放（枪炮等） , 使爆炸

    If you let off an explosive or a gun, you explode or fire it.

    双语例句

    例：

    A resident of his neighbourhood had let off fireworks to celebrate the revolution.

    他的一个邻居燃放了烟花来庆祝革命。

  • let out

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 出租（同）letverb:transitive10）

    Let out means the same as letverb:transitive10.

    双语例句

    例：

    I couldn't sell the flat, so I let it out.

    我不能把公寓卖掉，因此把它出租了。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 使（水、空气等）通过

    If something or someone lets water, air, or breath out, they allow it to flow out or escape.

    双语例句

    例：

    It lets sunlight in but doesn't let heat out.

    它透光但不散热。

    3. [PHRASAL 短语] 发出（声音）

    If you let out a particular sound, you make that sound.

    近义词

    give out

    双语例句

    例：

    When she saw him, she let out a cry of horror.

    看到他时，她发出了惊恐的叫声。

    4. [PHRASAL 短语] 加宽（衣服）

    If you let out a dress or pair of trousers, you make it larger by undoing the seams and sewing closer to the edge of the material.

    双语例句

    例：

    I'll have to let this dress out a bit before the wedding next week.

    我不得不在下星期的婚礼前把这条裙子加宽一点。

  • let up

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 停止 , 减弱

    If an unpleasant, continuous process lets up, it stops or becomes less intense.

    双语例句

    例：

    The traffic in this city never lets up, even at night.

    这座城市里的交通从不会停止，即使是在晚上。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • let alone

    1. 更不用说

    Let alone is used after a statement, usually a negative one, to indicate that the statement is even more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next.

    双语例句

    例：

    It is incredible that the 12-year-old managed to even reach the pedals, let alone drive the car.

    这个12岁的小孩能够得着踏板都令人难以置信，更不用说开汽车了。

  • let go of

    1. 放开某人或某物

    If you let go of someone or something, you stop holding them.

    双语例句

    例：

    She let go of Mona's hand and took a sip of her drink.

    她放开莫娜的手，轻轻呷了一口她的饮料。

  • let down

    1. 失望的

    If you are let down by someone or something, you are disappointed because they did not do something that they said they would do or that you expected them to do.

    双语例句

    例：

    The company now has a large number of workers who feel badly let down.

    公司的很多员工现在都感到很失望。

  • let someone go

    1. 放走某人

    If you let someone or something go, you allow them to leave or escape.

    双语例句

    例：

    They held him for three hours and they let him go.

    他们扣押了他3个小时才放走他。

    2. 解雇某人

    When someone leaves a job, either because they are told to or because they want to, the employer sometimes says that they are letting that person go.

    双语例句

    例：

    I've assured him I have no plans to let him go.

    我已经向他保证我不打算解雇他。

  • let oneself in for

    1. 给自己惹上（麻烦）

    If you say that you did not know what you were letting yourself in for when you decided to do something, you mean you did not realize how difficult, unpleasant, or expensive it was going to be.

    双语例句

    例：

    He got the impression that Miss Hawes had no idea of what she was letting herself in for.

    他感觉霍伊斯小姐并不知道她给自己惹了多大的麻烦。

  • let someone know

    1. 让某人知道

    If you let someone know something, you tell them about it or make sure that they know about it.

    双语例句

    例：

    They want to let them know that they are safe.

    他们想让他们知道，他们很安全。

    VERB. 动词

  • lets , letting , let

    1. [T 及物动词] 任由

    If you let something happen, you allow it to happen without doing anything to stop or prevent it.

    双语例句

    例：

    People said we were interfering with nature, and that we should just let the animals die.

    人们说我们在干涉大自然，还说我们应该任由那些动物去死。

    例：

    I can't let myself be distracted by those things.

    我不能任由自己被那些东西分散注意力。

    2. [T 及物动词] 允许

    If you let someone do something, you give them your permission to do it.

    双语例句

    例：

    I love sweets but Mum doesn't let me have them very often.

    我爱吃糖果，但是妈妈不允许我常吃。

    3. [T 及物动词] 允许（进入、离开、通过等）

    If you let someone into, out of, or through a place, you allow them to enter, leave, or go through it, for example, by opening a door or making room for them.

    双语例句

    例：

    I had to let them into the building because they had lost their keys.

    我不得不允许他们进楼，因为他们丢了钥匙。

    4. [T 及物动词] 让我（引出要说的内容）

    You use let me when you are introducing something you want to say.

    双语例句

    例：

    Let me tell you what I saw last night.

    让我告诉你昨晚我见到的事。

    例：

    Let me explain why.

    让我来解释为什么。

    5. [T 及物动词] （表示礼貌地提出帮忙）让我

    You use let me when you are offering politely to do something.

    双语例句

    例：

    Let me take your coat.

    让我帮您拿外套吧。

    6. [T 及物动词] （引起人们对将谈论的事物的注意）让我们

    You say let's or, in more formal English, let us, to direct the attention of the people you are talking to towards the subject that you want to consider next.

    双语例句

    例：

    Let us look at these views in more detail.

    让我们更详细地看待这些观点。

    7. [T 及物动词] （表示提议或同意）让我们

    You say let's or, in formal English, let us, when you are making a suggestion that involves both you and the person you are talking to, or when you are agreeing to a suggestion of this kind.

    双语例句

    例：

    I'm bored. Let's go home.

    我无聊着呢。让我们回家吧。

    8. [T 及物动词] （表示礼貌地下达指令）我们…吧

    Someone in authority, such as a teacher, can use let's or, in more formal English, let us, in order to give a polite instruction to another person or group of people.

    双语例句

    例：

    Let's have some quiet, please.

    我们安静点吧。

    9. [T 及物动词] （表示批评和要求）让

    You can use let when you are saying what you think someone should do, usually when they are behaving in a way that you think is unreasonable or wrong.

    双语例句

    例：

    Let him get his own cup of tea.

    让他自己去倒茶。

    10. [T 及物动词] 出租

    If you let your house or land to someone, you allow them to use it in exchange for money that they pay you regularly.

    近义词

    rent

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