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

• You're much too strict, why don't you let up on him?
  你太严格了，你为什么不能对他宽松一点？
• Let up for a minute, you can't work hard all day.
  休息一会儿你不能整天苦干。
• I wish he would let up teasing me.
  我希望他停止笑我。
• So I had to wait for the rain to let up.
  所以我只好等雨小一点。
• 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。
• The traffic in this city never lets up, even at night
  这个城市道路上的车辆从来就没少过，甚至晚上也不例外。
• We mustn't let up now that we have nearly achieved our object.
  既然我们已快达到目标了，就不能松劲。
• We should never let up for a moment.
  我们一刻也不能松劲。
• Presently the rain let up.
  俄顷雨止。
• We mustn't let up now.
  我们现在可不能放松啊。