let on

英 [let ɒn]

美 [let ɑːn]

透露; 泄露

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 透露；泄露
  If you do notlet onthat something is true, you do not tell anyone that it is true, and you keep it a secret.
  1. She never let on that anything was wrong...
     她从来没有透露过有什么不妥。
  2. I didn't let on to the staff what my conversation was...
     我没有将谈话内容向员工们透露。
  3. He knows the culprit but is not letting on.
     他知道罪犯是谁，但却闭口不说。

英英释义

verb

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
  1. The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
  2. The actress won't reveal how old she is
  3. bring out the truth
  4. he broke the news to her
  5. unwrap the evidence in the murder case
  Synonym:unwrapdisclosebring outrevealdiscoverexposedivulgebreakgive awaylet out

双语例句

• And know too, that many employers particularly larger employers have a little more in the "raise kitty" than they let on.
  并且也要知道，很多雇主，尤其是大公司的老板，要比他们表现出来愿意给你加薪。
• I doubt if any of my team-mates liked me any more for my copycat drinking and if my boss was impressed he never let on.
  我怀疑，由于我盲目模仿喝酒，我的同事是否还会有人喜欢我，我的老板是否对他所不允许的行为印象深刻。
• He knows the culprit but is not letting on.
  他知道罪犯是谁，但却闭口不说。
• He has not yet been let in on the bad news.
  他还不知道这个不幸的消息。
• I will reveal your secret in no case. Don't let on about the meeting.
  我决不会泄漏你的秘密。别泄露会议的秘密。
• Let cook on one side for a few minutes, turn over and fry the top side until golden brown.
  煎剂分钟后，翻面后煎至金黄。将其分成几块。
• Do you think Matt should be let in on Mystic Falls secrets?
  你认为该让Matt知道神秘瀑布镇的秘密吗？
• For example, let's say you want to let users on your site upload images, but you don't know how many images they'll want to upload.
  例如，假设您想让您的网站上载图片的用户，但你不知道有多少照片，他们将要上传。
• Though Sybbis complained bitterly, Mama would not let up on her
  尽管西比斯大发牢骚，但妈妈不会放她一马。
• Even if a position seems a bit of a professional stretch, don't let on that you have any doubts about your ability to get the job done.
  即使一个职位看起来太过于专业，也不要怀疑自己完成工作的能力。