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

• 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？
• 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, even though we're winning.
  我们即使快赢了也决不可松劲。
• We will not stop or let up till Tunis has been captured.
  不攻占突尼斯城我们决不停止也决不松劲。
• So I had to wait for the rain to let up.
  所以我只好等雨小一点。
• It's raining very hard. I wonder if it will let up.
  雨下得很大，我想知道雨势是否会停。
• 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。
• C'mon don't let up now, this win should help heal T-Mac's back.
  振作起来吧，不要太失望，赢得比赛的胜利会对麦迪的回归有所帮助。
• The rain finally let up to reveal blue skies.
  雨终于停歇了，展显出蓝色的天空。