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relent

英[rɪ'lent] 美[rɪ'lent]
  • v. 变宽厚;变温和;动怜悯之心;缓和;(坏天气)变好
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详细释义

Verb:
  1. give in, as to influence or pressure

双语例句

1. The police will not relent in their fight against crime.
警方在跟犯罪分子的斗争中决不手软.

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2. Your own family might in time relent.
你自己的家庭总有一天会变温和.

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3. I confess the inhumanity of this action moved me very much, and made me relent exceedingly.
我自认这种不人道的举动使我很痛心, 我非常怜悯她.

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4. She is going to drag out the engagement, in the hope of making me relent.
她想把婚约拖下去, 打算这样来使我让步.

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5. In the light of these things, should I relent?
你也向他浇了奠祭,献了供物,因这事我岂能容忍 吗 ?

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    用作动词 (v.)
    1. At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.
      起初她威胁要解雇我们所有的人,但是后来她态度软化了。
    2. The other students persuaded him to relent.
      其他的学生劝说他要变得温和些。
    3. The police will not relent in their fight against crime.
      警方在跟犯罪分子的斗争中决不手软。
    4. The pressure on us to finish this task will not relent.
      我们为完成此项任务受到的压力不会减轻。
    5. The rain relented just long enough for me to go shopping.
      雨小了一阵,刚好够我去买东西的时间。
    6. The hurricane finally relented.
      飓风终于减弱了。

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