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let¹
◙ (letting; past and past participle let)
1. [with obj. and infinitive] not prevent or forbid; allow
• 允许，让
»my boss let me leave early.
我老板允许我早些离开。
»you mustn't let yourself get so involved.
你不能让自己陷得太深。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction] allow to pass in a particular direction
• 允许通过
»could you let the dog out?
把狗放出去好吗？
»a tiny window that let in hardly any light.
几乎透不进光的小窗户。
2. [with obj. and infinitive] used in the imperative to formulate various expressions
• ［用在祈使句中表达多种意思］
(let us或 let's)used as a polite way of making or responding to a suggestion, giving an instruction, or introducing a remark
• ［用以礼貌地表达建议、命令和引出下文］让我们…吧
»let's have a drink.
我们来喝一杯吧。
»‘Shall we go?’ ‘Yes, let's.’.
“咱们是不是该走了？”“好，走吧。”。
(let me 或 let us)used to make a polite offer of help
• ［表示礼貌地提供帮助］让我（或我们）…（好吗？）
»‘Here, let me,’ offered Bruce.
“来，让我来帮你，”布鲁斯说。
used to express one's strong desire for something to happen or be the case
• ［表示很希望某事能发生或就是那种情况］要是…多好啊，但愿
»‘Dear God,’ Jessica prayed, ‘let him be all right.’.
“慈爱的上帝，”杰西卡祷告说，“但愿他一切平安。”。
used as a way of expressing defiance or challenge
• ［表示抗拒或挑衅］
»if he wants to walk out, well let him!.
他要是想不干，就让他走！。
used to express an assumption upon which a theory or calculation is to be based
• ［作为理论或计算的基础或出发点］假设，设
»let A and B stand for X and Y respectively.
假设A与B分别代表X和Y。
3. [with obj.] allow someone to have the use of (a room or property) in return for regular payments
• 出租（房屋）
»homeowners will be able to let rooms to lodgers without having to pay tax.
业主可以出租房屋而不必付税。
»they've let out their flat.
他们已经把自己的公寓租出去了。
award (a contract for a particular project) to an applicant
• （将工程）承包给
»preliminary contracts were let and tunnelling work started.
初步的承包合同已经签好，隧道已经开挖。
◙ noun
1. [Brit.] a period during which a room or property is rented to someone
• [英] 租期
»I've taken a month's let on the flat.
那公寓我租下一个月。
a property available for rent
• 待租房，可出租房产
»an unfurnished let.
不含家具的待租房。
1. used to indicate that something is far less likely, possible, or suitable than something else already mentioned
• ［表示某事比刚提到的更不可能或更不恰当］更别提
»he was incapable of leading a bowling team, let alone a country.
他连带领保龄球队的本事都没有，更别提领导国家了。
◘ let someone/thing alone --› see alone
◘ let someone/thing be
1. stop disturbing or interfering with
• 别打扰，不干预
»let him be—he knows what he wants.
随他去吧——他知道自己要做什么。
◘ let someone down gently
1. seek to give someone bad news in a way that avoids causing them too much distress or humiliation
• 委婉告诉，给…台阶下
◘ let something drop (或 fall)
1. casually reveal a piece of information
• 无意中说出，不经意透露
»from the things he let drop I think there was a woman in his life.
从他随口说出的话里，我听出他身边有一个女人。
◘ let fall
1. [Geometry] draw (a perpendicular) from an outside point to a line
• [几何] 向一直线作垂线
◘ let fly
1. attack, either physically or verbally
• 对…进行（身体或语言）攻击
»the troops let fly with shells loaded with chemical weapons.
军队用化学武器炮弹进行攻击。
◘ let oneself go
1. act in an unrestrained or uninhibited way
• 率性而为
»you need to unwind and let yourself go.
你该放松下来，干点自己想干的事。
2. become careless or untidy in one's habits or appearance
• 不修边幅，邋遢
»he's really let himself go since my mother died.
自从妈妈去世之后，他变得越来越邋遢。
◘ let someone/thing go
1. allow someone or something to escape or go free
• 放，释放
»they let the hostages go.
他们放了人质。
dismiss an employee
• 解雇员工
2. (也作 let go 或 let go of)relinquish one's grip on someone or something
• 放开，释放
»Adam let go of the reins.
亚当脱手缰绳。
»you must let the past go.
你必须摆脱过去。
◘ let someone have it
1. [informal] attack someone physically or verbally
• [非正式] 揍，教训；痛骂
»I really let him have it for worrying me so much.
他老是烦我，我好好教训了他一顿。
◘ let in (或 out) the clutch
1. engage (or release) the clutch of a vehicle by releasing pressure on (or applying it to) the clutch pedal
• 咬合（或放开）离合器
◘ let it drop (或 rest)
1. say or do no more about a matter or problem
• 到此为止
◘ let it go (或 pass)
1. choose not to react to an action or remark
• 不搭理
»the decision worried us, but we let it go.
这决定让我们担心，不过我们没去理它。
◘ let someone know
1. inform someone
• 告诉某人
»let me know what you think of him.
告诉我你怎么看他。
◘ let someone/thing loose
1. release someone or something
• 放开，放松（某人或某物）
»let the dog loose for a minute.
把狗放开一会儿吧。
allow someone freedom of action in a particular place or situation
• （在某场合）给予自由
»people are only let loose on the system once they have received sufficient training.
只有当人们有足够训练之后，才允许他们脱离体制自由发展。
suddenly utter a sound or remark
• 突然说出
»he let loose a stream of abuse.
他突然破口大骂。
◘ let me see (或 think)
1. used when one is pausing, trying to remember something, or considering one's next words
• ［暂时停下，回想某事或考虑下面的话］让我想想
»now let me see, where did I put it?
让我想想，我把它放哪儿了？
◘ let me tell you
1. used to emphasize a statement
• ［表示强调］告诉你吧
»let me tell you, I was very scared!.
告诉你吧，我吓坏了。
◘ let off steam --› see steam
◘ let rip --› see rip
◘ let's face it (或 let's be honest)
1. [informal] used to convey that one must be realistic about an unwelcome fact or situation
• [非正式] ［表示应面对现实］老实说，说实在的
»let's be honest, your taste in men is famously bad.
老实说，你看男人的眼光简直差极了。
◘ let slip --› see slip
◘ let's pretend
1. a game or set of circumstances in which one behaves as though a fictional or unreal situation is a real one
• 模拟游戏；逢场作戏
◘ let's say (或 let us say)
1. used as a way of introducing a hypothetical or possible situation
• ［引出假设或可能情况］假设
»let's say we agreed to go our separate ways.
假设我们同意分道扬镳。
◘ to let
1. (of a room or property) available for rent
• （房屋）可供出租的
1. (of an aircraft or a pilot) descend prior to making a landing
• （飞机或飞行员着陆前）下降
◘ let someone down
1. fail to support or help someone as they had hoped or expected
• 不支持，辜负，拆台
(let someone/thing down)have a detrimental effect on the overall quality or success of someone or something
• 使功亏一篑，影响大局
»the whole machine is let down by the tacky keyboard.
整个机器就被这个破键盘给搞坏了。
◘ let something down
1. lower something slowly or in stages
• 放下，放低
»they let down a basket on a chain.
他们用链子把篮子放了下去。
2. make a garment longer by lowering the hem
• 放出（褶边)，放长（衣服）
3. [Brit.] deflate a tyre
• [英] 给车胎放气
◘ let oneself in for
1. [informal] involve oneself in (something likely to be difficult or unpleasant)
• [非正式] 陷入，卷入（麻烦）
»I didn't know what I was letting myself in for.
我不知道自己会卷入什么样的麻烦之中。
◘ let someone in on/into
1. allow someone to know or share (something secret or confidential)
• 让（某人）知道（内情）
»I'll let you into a secret.
我告诉你一个秘密。
◘ let something into
1. set something back into (the surface to which it is fixed), so that it does not project from it
• 把…嵌入，插入
»the basin is partly let into the wall.
洗手盆部分嵌入墙内。
◘ let someone off
1. punish someone lightly or not at all for a misdemeanour or offence
• （对错误或非法行为）从轻处理，放过
»he was let off with a caution.
他受了警告就轻松逃脱了。
2. excuse someone from a task or obligation
• 允许不必（工作）
»he let me off work for the day.
他允许我这天不干活。
◘ let something off
1. cause a gun, firework, or bomb to fire or explode
• 放（枪，爆竹，炸弹）
◘ let on
[informal 非正式]
1. reveal or divulge information to someone
• 放口风，泄漏秘密
»she knows a lot more than she lets on.
她知道的比透露出来的多得多。
»[with clause] I never let on that he made me feel anxious.
我从未告诉别人他让我担心的秘密。
2. pretend
• 假装
»[with clause] they all let on they didn't hear me.
他们都假装没听见我的话。
◘ let out
1. [N. Amer.] (of lessons at school, a meeting, or an entertainment) finish, so that those attending are able to leave
• [北美] （课程，会议，娱乐）结束
»his classes let out at noon.
他的课中午结束。
◘ let someone out
1. release someone from obligation or suspicion
• 不再让（某人）负责，不再猜疑（某人）
»they've started looking for motives—that lets me out.
他们已经开始寻找动机了——我的嫌疑也因此被排除了。
◘ let something out
1. utter a sound or cry
• 发出声音或喊叫
»he let out a sigh of happiness.
他愉快地舒了口气。
2. make a garment looser or larger, typically by adjusting a seam
• （尤指改缝）放大（衣服）
3. reveal a piece of information
• 透露消息
»[with clause] she let out that he'd given her a lift home.
她透露说他开车送她回家。
◘ let up
1. [informal] (of something undesirable) become less intense or severe
• [非正式] （不快之事）减小，缓和
»the rain's letting up—it'll be clear soon.
雨越下越小，马上就会放晴。
relax one's efforts
• 停止（努力）
»she was so far ahead that she could afford to let up a bit.
她遥遥领先，所以她完全可以放松一点。
◘ let up on
1. [informal] treat or deal with in a more lenient manner
• [非正式] 宽容对待，放…一马
»she didn't let up on Cunningham.
她没有放坎宁安一马。
let²
◙ noun
1. (in racket sports) a circumstance under which a service is nullified and has to be taken again, especially (in tennis) when the ball clips the top of the net and falls within bounds
• （网拍式运动）触网重发
◙ (letting; past and past participle letted或let)
1. [with obj.] (archaic)hinder
• [古] 妨碍，阻碍
»pray you let us not; we fain would greet our mother.
莫阻吾辈，吾唯愿致意母亲。
1. [formal] obstruction or impediment
• [正式] 妨碍，阻碍
»the passport opened frontiers to the traveller without let or hindrance.
这一护照使旅行者可以无阻碍地入境。
◘ play a let
1. (in tennis, squash, etc.) play a point again because the ball or one of the players has been obstructed
• （网球运动等）触网重发
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