1PHRASAL VERB (指持续的令人不快的过程)停止,缓和,减弱 If an unpleasant, continuous process lets up, it stops or becomes less intense. (指持续的令人不快的过程)停止,缓和,减弱
The traffic in this city never lets up, even at night. [VERBPREP.]
这个城市道路上的车辆从来就没少过,甚至晚上也不例外。
The rain had let up. [VERBPREP.]
雨势已经减弱。
SYN stop, diminish, decrease, subside
2See also:let-up
let-upˈlɛtˌʌp
N-UNCOUNT [oft aNOUN](通常指令人不快的事情的)缓和,减弱 If there is no let-up in something, usually something unpleasant, there is no reduction in the intensity of it. (通常指令人不快的事情的)缓和,减弱
There was no let-up in the battle on the money markets yesterday. [+ in]
对金融市场的争夺战昨天依然非常激烈。
There were no signs of any let-up in job-shedding.