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relent
时间: 2023-09-18 08:36:03
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英 [rɪˈlent]
美 [rɪˈlent]

v. 变宽容;发慈悲;怜悯;收敛;减弱

双语例句
  • The storm relented, which relieved the sea crew.

    暴风雨缓和了,这让海船员们松了一口气。

  • The ruthless man relented and told the truth.

    那个无情的人心软了,说出了真相。

  • I asked him again and again, he just didn't relent.

    我一再请求他,他就是不肯让步。

  • Her parents eventually relent and let her go to the party.

    她父母的态度最后缓和了下来 同意她去参加聚会

  • The police will not relent in their fight against crime.

    警方将继续严厉打击犯罪活动。

  • Relent, o Lord! How long will it be?

    耶和华阿,我们要等到几时呢?

  • Your own family might in time relent .

    你自己的家庭总有一天会变温和。

  • First, don't relent on counter-terrorism.

    首先,不能对反恐心慈手软。

  • That may have pressured Baosteel to relent.

    这可能迫使宝钢软化了立场。

近义词
vi.
反义词
释义
v.

abandon or mitigate a harsh intention or cruel treatment

变宽容,发慈悲,怜悯

  • she was going to refuse his request, but relented.

    她本打算拒绝他的请求,但后来心软了。

(especially of bad weather)become less severe or intense

(尤指坏天气)收敛,减弱

  • by evening the rain relented.

    到晚上时雨小了。

词源

"late Middle English (in the sense ‘dissolve, melt’): based on Latin re- ‘back' + lentare ‘to bend' (from lentus ‘flexible’)."

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