relent
/rɪˈlent/verb
no obj.
1- abandon or mitigate a harsh intention or cruel treatment变宽容, 发慈悲, 怜悯：
she was going to refuse his request, but relented.
她本打算拒绝他的请求, 但后来心软了。
1.1
- (especially of bad weather) become less severe or intense（尤指坏天气）收敛, 减弱：
by evening the rain relented.
到晚上时雨小了。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'dissolve, melt'）： based on Latin re- 'back' + lentare 'to bend' （from lentus 'flexible'）.