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let1/let/ v., v. aux. & n.●v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr.a allow to, not prevent or forbid 允许,让 we let them go 我们让他们走了 b cause to 使得 let me know 告诉我吧; let it be known 使大家知道 2 tr. (foll. by 后跟 into)a allow to enter 允许…进入 b make acquainted with (a secret etc.) 使了解(秘密等) c inlay in 把…镶入(嵌入或插入) 3 tr. grant the use of (rooms, land, etc.) for rent or hire 出租;出借(房间、土地等) was let to the new tenant for a year 出租给新承租人一年 4 tr. allow or cause (liquid or air) to escape 让(或使) (液体或气体)流出(释放) let blood 放血 5 tr. award (a contract for work) 让人承包(工作合同) ●v. aux. supplying the first and third persons of the imperative in exhortations (let us pray 让我们祈祷吧), commands let it be done at once 马上做完; let there be light 点上灯吧, assumptions let AB be equal to CD 假设 AB 等于 CD, and permission or challenge let him do his worst 看他怎么作恶吧;让他拿出最凶狠的本领来看看 (引出祈使句的第一和第三人称)表示规劝,建议;表示命令;表示假设;表示同意(或挑战) ●n. Brit. the act or an instance of letting a house, room, etc. [英]出租房屋(房间等) a long let 长期出租 □ let alone 1 not to mention, far less or more 更不用说 hasn't got a television, let alone a video 电视还没有呢,更不用说录像了 2 = let be □ let be not interfere with, attend to, or do 别去打扰,别管,不用去做 □ let down 1 lower 放下 2 fail to support or satisfy, disappoint 辜负,使失望,使沮丧 3 lengthen (a garment) 加长,放长(衣服) 4 deflate (a tyre) (放气)使(轮胎)瘪凹 □ let down gently avoid humiliating abruptly 给…留点面子,别让…丢脸 □ let drop (or fall) 1 drop (esp. a word or hint) intentionally or by accident 有意无意说出(给出) (尤指话或暗示) 2 (foll. by 后跟 on, upon, to) Geom. draw (a perpendicular) from an outside point to a line 【几】画(垂直线) □ let fly 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 at) attack physically or verbally 打;骂 2 discharge (a missile) 发射(导弹) □ let go 1 release, set at liberty 放开,释放 2a (often foll. by 常后跟 of) lose or relinquish one's hold 放开手,松开手 b lose hold of 没抓住 3 cease to think or talk about 不再考虑,不再谈论 □ let oneself go 1 give way to enthusiasm, impulse, etc. 使热情(冲动等)放纵,随心所欲 2 cease to take trouble, neglect one's appearance or habits 不费心;变得不修边幅 □ let in 1 allow to enter 让…进来 let the dog in 让狗进来; let in a flood of light 让一大片强光照进来; this would let in all sorts of evils 这会让各种罪恶乘虚而入 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for) involve (a person, often oneself) in loss or difficulty 使(某人,常是自己)蒙受损失(或陷入困境) 3 (foll. by 后跟 on) allow (a person) to share privileges, information, etc. 让(某人)分享(特权);让(某人)知晓(消息等) 4 inlay (a thing) in another 把(某物)嵌入(插入)另一物之中 □ let oneself in enter a building by means of a latchkey (用钥匙开锁)进入 □ let loose 1 release from captivity or restraint 释放;使自由 2 (also foll. by 亦后跟 with) emit abruptly (a scream, tirade, etc.) 发出(尖叫)声音;发表(激烈言论等) □ let me see see 见 SEE1 □ let off 1a fire (a gun) 放(枪、炮) b explode (a bomb or firework) 引爆(炸弹);放(烟火) 2 allow or cause (steam, liquid, etc.) to escape (使)排放(蒸气、液体等) 3 allow to alight from a vehicle etc. 让…(从车辆等上)下来 4a not punish or compel 饶恕;放过 b (foll. by 后跟 with) punish lightly 从轻处理 5 Brit. let (part of a house etc.) [英]出租(部分房屋等) □ let off steam see 见 STEAM □ let on colloq. [口] 1 reveal a secret 泄露秘密 2 pretend 假装 let on that he had succeeded 他假装获得了成功 □ let out 1 allow to go out, esp. through a doorway 放走(尤指从门出去) 2 release from restraint 释放,放出 3 (often foll. by 常后跟 that + clause) reveal (a secret etc.) 泄露(秘密等) 4 make (a garment) looser esp. by adjustment at a seam (尤指调整线缝)放大(衣服) 5 put out to rent esp. to several tenants, or to contract 出租(尤指租给几个客户或订契约出租) 6 exculpate 使开脱 □ let rip see 见 RIP1 □ let slip see 见 SLIP1 □ let through allow to pass 准许通过(及格) □ let up colloq. [口] 1 become less intense or severe 减弱,减轻,缓和 2 relax one's efforts 松劲,放松 □ to let available for rent 待租,出租 [Old English lœˉtan from Germanic: related to LATE] |