let somebody/something off

phrasal verbphr v

a) PUNISHto not punish someone 饶恕，放过〔某人〕

I’ll let you off this time, but don’t do it again.

我且饶过你这一回，但下不为例。

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After checking our identities, the customs men let us off with a warning.

海关人员核查我们的身份之后，给了一个警告就放过了我们。

let somebody off the hook (=allow someone to escape punishment or criticism) 放过某人

He’d decided to make Sandra wait before letting her off the hook.

他打定主意要放过桑德拉，但也得让她等等。

let somebody off lightly/easily (=give someone a less serious punishment than they deserve) 轻罚某人，轻易放过某人

I think young criminals are let off far too lightly.

我觉得对年轻罪犯量刑太轻了。

b) let somebody off (something)LET/ALLOW if someone in authority lets you off something you should do, they give you permission not to do it 准许某人不做(某事)

You’ve worked hard all week, so I’ll let you off today.

你整个星期都很辛苦，所以今天我放你假。

c) let something ↔ offSHOOT to make something explode 使某物爆炸

One boy had let off a firework in class.

有个男孩在课堂上放了一个爆竹。

→ let/blow off steam at steam1(4)

Examples from the Corpus

let with• But she refused to let him off with insinuations.

→ let somebody/something off at let1(PHRASAL VERB)

单词	let somebody/something off
释义	let somebody/something off let somebody/something off phrasal verbphr v a) PUNISHto not punish someone 饶恕，放过〔某人〕 I’ll let you off this time, but don’t do it again. 我且饶过你这一回，但下不为例。 with After checking our identities, the customs men let us off with a warning. 海关人员核查我们的身份之后，给了一个警告就放过了我们。 let somebody off the hook (=allow someone to escape punishment or criticism) 放过某人 He’d decided to make Sandra wait before letting her off the hook. 他打定主意要放过桑德拉，但也得让她等等。 let somebody off lightly/easily (=give someone a less serious punishment than they deserve) 轻罚某人，轻易放过某人 I think young criminals are let off far too lightly. 我觉得对年轻罪犯量刑太轻了。 b) let somebody off (something)LET/ALLOW if someone in authority lets you off something you should do, they give you permission not to do it 准许某人不做(某事) You’ve worked hard all week, so I’ll let you off today. 你整个星期都很辛苦，所以今天我放你假。 c) let something ↔ offSHOOT to make something explode 使某物爆炸 One boy had let off a firework in class. 有个男孩在课堂上放了一个爆竹。 → let/blow off steam at steam1(4) Examples from the Corpus let with• But she refused to let him off with insinuations. → let somebody/something off at let1(PHRASAL VERB)
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