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。
• We mustn't let up now.
  我们现在可不能放松啊。
• I know if she doesn't let up soon, I'm going to blow up at her.
  我知道要是她不尽快地打住，我会跟她发火的。
• 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 for a minute, you can't work hard all day.
  休息一会儿你不能整天苦干。
• 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 rain had let up.
  雨势已经减弱。
• He refused to let up on the boy until his school grades improved.
  直到那孩子学业有了进步他才肯放宽他对他的管束。
• 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 has let up, so we can play outside.
  雨停了，我们可以出去玩了。