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

• We will not stop or let up till Tunis has been captured.
  不攻占突尼斯城我们决不停止也决不松劲。
• Why don't you let up on the poor child?
  你为什么不能较宽容地对待这个可怜的孩子呢？
• Presently the rain let up.
  俄顷雨止。
• The rain had let up.
  雨势已经减弱。
• He was surprised at his weariness when he act into his room, forgetful of the fact that he had been on his feet and working without let up for fourteen hours.
  进了屋子他为自己的疲劳感到意外，忘了他已经连续站着干了十四个小时。
• Let up on the right hand brake immediately to stop the spin.
  马上放松右手煞车以停止这旋转。
• 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。
• We mustn't let up, even though we're winning.
  我们即使快赢了也决不可松劲。
• The rain finally let up to reveal blue skies.
  雨终于停歇了，展显出蓝色的天空。
• We thought that if we went out the rain would probably let up after a while.
  我们想如果我们出去。过会儿雨也许会慢慢停下来的。