let up

英 [ˈlet ʌp]

美 [ˈlet ʌp]

（指持续的令人不快的过程）停止，缓和，减弱

柯林斯词典

• See also:The traffic in this city never lets up, even at night...The rain had let up.let-up

英英释义

verb

• reduce pressure or intensity
  1. he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down
  Synonym:ease upease off
• become less in amount or intensity
  1. The storm abated
  2. The rain let up after a few hours
  Synonym:abateslack offslackdie away

双语例句

• If the rain doesn't let up soon, we won't be able to have our picnic.
  如果雨再不停，我们就没办法去郊游了。
• You're much too strict, why don't you let up on him?
  你太严格了，你为什么不能对他宽松一点？
• It's raining very hard. I wonder if it will let up.
  雨下得很大，我想知道雨势是否会停。
• The traffic in this city never lets up, even at night
  这个城市道路上的车辆从来就没少过，甚至晚上也不例外。
• The rain had let up.
  雨势已经减弱。
• We mustn't let up now.
  我们现在可不能放松啊。
• Presently the rain let up.
  俄顷雨止。
• We should never let up for a moment.
  我们一刻也不能松劲。
• There were some moves to let up on this curfew a little bit.
  采取了一些措施以缓和宵禁的紧张气氛。
• He never let up on this main hobby of planting trees.
  他的主要嗜好是种树，这一兴趣从未中断。