relented

英 [rɪˈlentɪd]

美 [rɪˈlentɪd]

v.  终于答应; 不再拒绝; 变缓和; 变温和; 减弱
relent的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 变宽厚;变温和;心软
  If yourelent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do.
  1. Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry.
     最后他母亲作出让步，允许她的小儿子结婚。
• VERB (天气)转晴，缓和，转好
  If bad weatherrelents, it improves.
  1. If the weather relents, the game will be finished today.
     如果天气转好的话，比赛将在今天结束。

双语例句

• Some low-cost carriers, such as easyJet, which had at first refused to use GDSs have relented.
  一些低成本航空公司，如易捷航空，在最开始拒绝使用GDS系统，而现在已经动心了。
• He eventually relented after the coach made his teammates run laps of the court each time he refused.
  后来，姚明每次拒绝扣篮后，教练就让他的队友在场内跑圈，他终于妥协了。
• What actually happened was a terrible, three-year slump, which eased only when the Fed relented.
  可是实际发生的却是连续三年的可怕下滑灾害，只在联储慈悲为怀之时，才平伏下来。
• Reay said she relented and called her mother to bring a different outfit, but by then school officials had already suspended her for insubordination.
  Reay说她退了一步叫她母亲拿来了另一套衣服，但是那时学校官员已经因其不服从管理而将其停学。
• Autonomy relented and allowed him back into meetings after pressure from investors.
  在投资者压力下，autonomy的态度有所缓和，允许科恩重新参加分析师会议。
• Jennie weakened, and finally relented
  詹妮的态度有所缓和，最终软了下来。
• I'm glad I relented in the end
  我很高兴自己的态度最终缓和了下来。
• Turned down for marriage due to his dark complexion, an Indian man staged a hunger strike outside his would be bride's house for two days before she finally relented, an official said Saturday.
  一位官员于上周六称，一名印度小伙由于长得黑而遭其“准新娘”拒绝后，在她家门外守了两天，并用上了绝食一招，致使女孩最终“妥协”。
• But I can say that over the past four years, I never relented my efforts in performing my duty.
  但是，这4年以来，我始终丝毫不知疲倦地在进行我所担负的政府的工作。
• Her parents had initially refused to let her go to the party, but eventually they relented.
  她父母起初拒绝让她去参加聚会，但最后心软让步了。