查词 - let

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ALLOW

允许

to allow someone to do something Do not say ‘be let to do something’, because has no passive form. Use the active form, or use . 不要说 be let to do something，因为 let 没有被动语态。用主动语态，或 be allowed to do T not in passive 不用被动态

I can’t come out tonight – my dad won’t let me.

今天晚上我不能出来，我爸爸不允许。

let sb do sth

Let Johnny have a go on the computer now.

现在让约翰尼来玩玩计算机吧。

Some people seem to let their kids do whatever they like.

一些人似乎允许自己的孩子随心所欲。

Let me have a look at that letter.

我来看看那封信吧。

let sb have sth (give something to someone) 给某人某物

I can let you have another £10, but no more.

我可以再给你十英镑，再多就没有了。

They let me leave

他们允许我走 OR 或 I was allowed to leave. 我获准离开。

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NOT STOP STH HAPPENING

不阻止某事发生

to not stop something happening, or to make it possible for it to happen 任由…发生，让 T not usually in passive 一般不用被动态

let sb/sth do sth

Jenny let the note fall to the ground.

珍妮任由字条掉落到地上。

Don’t let anyone know it was me who told you.

不要让别人知道是我告诉你的。

Max let the door swing open.

马克斯把门推开。

Let the cookies cool down before you try them.

让曲奇冷一冷再尝。

let yourself be beaten/persuaded/fooled etc

I stupidly let myself be persuaded to take part in a live debate.

我傻乎乎地被人说服去参加一个现场辩论会。

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let go

a. to stop holding something or someone b. to accept that you cannot change something and stop thinking or worrying about it 放手不去担心

Let go! You’re hurting me.

放开！你把我弄痛了。

[+ of ]

The guard let go of the lead, and the dog lunged forward.

卫兵松开绳子，那只狗就猛冲上去。

Sometimes you just have to learn to let go.

有时候你就得学会放手。

4

let sb go

a. to allow someone to leave a place where they have been kept b. to make someone leave their job – used in order to avoid saying this directly 解雇某人〔委婉说法〕

The police had to let him go through lack of evidence.

由于缺乏证据，警方只得放他走。

The hijackers were persuaded to let hostages go.

劫机者被说服释放人质。

I’m afraid we had to let several of our staff go.

恐怕我们不得不解雇几名员工。

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SUGGEST/OFFER

建议/提议

used to make a suggestion or to offer help 让〔用于表示提议或帮忙〕 T not in passive 不用被动态 | BrE informal

let’s do sth

Let’s make a start, shall we?

我们开始好吗？

Let’s all get together over Christmas.

我们一起过圣诞节吧。

Let’s not jump to conclusions – he might have been delayed.

我们不要急于下结论 — 他也许是被耽搁了。

let sb do sth

Let me help you with those bags.

我帮你拿那些袋子吧。

Let me give you a piece of advice.

我来给你一个建议吧。

let’s hope (that)

Let’s hope he got your message in time.

但愿他及时收到了你的留言。

don’t let’s do sth

Don’t let’s argue like this.

我们不要这样争吵了。

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let’s see let me see

also 又作 used when you are thinking about or trying to remember something 让我想一想

Today’s date is – let me see, March 20th.

今天是 — 让我想想 — 3 月 20 号。

Now, let’s see, where did I put your application form?

啊，我来想想，我把你的申请表放哪儿了呢？

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let me think

used to say that you need time to think about or remember something 让我想一想

What was his name, now? Let me think.

他叫什么名字？让我想想。

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let him/her/them etc

used to say that you do not care if someone does something they are threatening to do 随他/她/他们等去

‘She says she’s going to sell her story to the newspapers!’ ‘Well, let her!’

“她说要把她的故事卖给报纸！”“行啊，让她去吧！”

9

let’s face it/let’s be honest

used to say that someone must accept an unpleasant fact or situation 我们得承认

Let’s face it, no one’s going to lend us any money.

我们得面对现实，没有人会借钱给我们。

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let’s just say (that)

10. used to say that you are not going to give someone all the details about something 知道…就够了〔用于不打算告诉某人所有细节时〕

‘So who did it?’ ‘Let’s just say it wasn’t anyone in this family.’

“那么这是谁干的呢？”“反正不是这家人。”

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let yourself go

11. a. to relax completely and enjoy yourself b. to stop looking after yourself properly, for example by not caring about your appearance 不修边幅，不注意外表

For goodness sake, Peter, why don’t you just let yourself go for once?

看在老天爷的份上，彼得，你为什么就不能让自己放松一回呢？

Poor Dad. He’s really let himself go since Mum died.

可怜的爸爸，自从妈妈过世以后他就不修边幅了。

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let sth go

12. a. to not punish or criticize someone for something they have done wrong b. to stop worrying or thinking too much about something c. to sell something for a particular amount [非正式] 〔以某价钱〕卖掉某物 informal

OK, I’ll let it go this time.

好了，这一回就算了。

It’s time to let the past go.

该忘掉过去了。

let sth go for £20/$200 etc

I couldn’t let it go for less than £300.

少于 300 英镑我是不会卖的。

13

WISH

愿望

used to say that you wish or hope that something happens, or does not happen 让〔用来表达愿望〕 T not in passive 不用被动态

(not) let sb/sth do sth

Don’t let him be the one who died, she prayed.

但愿死的不是他，她祈祷道。

14

let alone

14. used after a negative statement to say that the next thing you mention is even more unlikely 更不用说，更谈不上〔用于否定句之后〕

The baby can’t even sit up yet, let alone walk!

这个宝宝连坐都不会，更不用说走了！

15

let sth drop/rest/lie

15. to stop talking about or trying to deal with something 停止谈论某事; 别去管某事

It seems the press are not going to let the matter rest.

看来媒体是不会对此事罢休的。

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let slip

16. to accidentally tell someone something that should have been kept secret 泄漏〔秘密〕

[+ that ]

Liz let slip that she’d seen him quite recently.

莉兹说漏了嘴，说她不久前见过他。

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RENT

出租

to charge someone an amount of money for the use of a room or building [尤英] 出租; T | especially BrE written

Interhome has over 20,000 houses to let across Europe.

网上居公司在全欧洲有两万多幢房屋出租。

let sth to sb

I’ve let my spare room to a student.

我把空余的一间房租给了一个学生。

let sb sth

Would you consider letting me the garage for a few months?

你会考虑把车库租给我用几个月吗？

let sth out to sb

We let the smaller studios out to local artists.

我们把较小的工作室租给了当地的艺术家。

To Let

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MATHEMATICS

数学

used in mathematics to mean that you give something a particular measurement or value in order to make a calculation [术语] 假设某物为/等于/代表某物 technical

Let angle A equal the sum of the two opposite sides.

设角 A 为两对角之和。

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let yourself in for sth

19. to do something that will cause you a lot of trouble [非正式] 给自己招来〔麻烦〕 informal

I don’t think Carol realizes what she’s letting herself in for.

我想卡罗尔还没有意识到她在给自己招来什么麻烦。

20

never let a day/week/year etc go by without doing sth

20. used to say that someone does a particular thing very regularly 没有一天/一个星期/一年等不做某事

They never seem to let a year go by without introducing a new version of their software.

他们好像每年都会推出这种软件的一个新版本。

21

let the good times roll

21. used to say that it is time for people to start having fun [非正式] 让好时光飞转起来吧，大家开始玩起来吧 informal

22

let sb have it

22. to attack someone [非正式] 袭击某人 informal

23 to not do something that someone trusts or expects you to do 使失望，辜负〔别人的信任或期望〕 BrE

She had been let down badly in the past.

她曾大失所望。

The worst feeling is having let our fans down.

最糟糕的感觉就是辜负了球迷。

let the side down

24 to make someone or something less successful or effective 使失望〔指让某人或某事不是很成功或很有效〕

McKenzie’s judgement rarely lets him down.

麦肯齐的判断很少让自己失望。

25 to move something or someone to a lower position 把〔某物〕放下来

Let down a rope so that I can climb up.

放一根绳子下来，那么我就可以爬上去。

Carefully, she let herself down into the water.

她小心翼翼地下到水里去。

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let your hair down

to relax and enjoy yourself, especially after working hard [非正式] 〔尤指辛劳后〕使某人放松 informal

Visitors young and old let their hair down and enjoyed the show.

老老少少的游客都放松下来尽情观赏演出。

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let your guard/defences down

to relax and stop worrying about what might happen or what someone might find out about you 解除防备，解除戒备心理

Maggie never really lets her guard down, does she?

玛吉从来都未真正放下戒心，是吧？

28

let sb down lightly/gently

to give someone bad news in a way that will not upset them too much 委婉地〔把坏消息〕告知某人

I get lots of offers, but I try to let them down gently.

有许多公司聘用我，我都尽量婉言拒绝。

29 to allow the air to escape from something so that it loses its shape and becomes flat [英] 把…放气 BrE

Someone’s let my tyres down!

有人把我轮胎的气放掉了！

30 to make a piece of clothing longer by unfolding a folded edge 放长，加长〔衣服〕;

31 to tell something that is secret or only known by a few people 告知，透露〔秘密〕

TV chef Raymond Blanc lets us in on the secrets of his kitchen.

荧屏大厨雷蒙德．布朗向我们透露了他厨房的秘密。

Would someone mind letting me in on the joke?

谁来告诉我你们笑什么？

32 to tell someone something that is secret or private 让〔某人〕知道，告知〔秘密或私事〕

It was time to let the rest of the family into the secret.

是时候让家里的其他人知道这个秘密了。

33 to put something such as a window or a decoration into a wall [术语] 将…镶入，将…嵌入 usually passive 一般用被动态 | technical

Two large windows were let into the wall each side of the door.

门两边的墙上开了两扇大窗。

34 to not punish someone 饶恕，放过〔某人〕

I’ll let you off this time, but don’t do it again.

我且饶过你这一回，但下不为例。

[+ with ]

After checking our identities, the customs men let us off with a warning.

海关人员检查了我们的身份之后，给我们一个警告就放过了我们。

let sb off the hook (allow someone to escape punishment or criticism) 放过某人

He’d decided to make Sandra wait before letting her off the hook.

他打定主意要放过桑德拉，但也得让她等等。

let sb off lightly/easily (give someone a less serious punishment than they deserve) 轻罚某人，轻易放过某人

I think young criminals are let off far too lightly.

我觉得对年轻罪犯的判刑太轻了。

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let sb off (sth)

if someone in authority lets you off something you should do, they give you permission not to do it 准许某人不做（某事）

You’ve worked hard all week, so I’ll let you off today.

你一个星期都很卖力，所以今天我就放你假。

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let sth off

↔ to make something explode 使爆炸

One boy had let off a firework in class.

有个男孩在课堂上放了一个爆竹。

37 to tell someone something, especially something you have been keeping secret 泄露，透露〔秘密〕

let on (that)

Don’t let on that I told you.

不要告诉别人是我对你说的。

let on who/why/how etc

We never did let on how we found out.

我们确实从来没有向人家说起过我们是怎么发现的。

I’m sure he knows more than he’s letting on.

我肯定他知道的不止他说的这些。

38

let out sth

to suddenly make a loud sound such as a shout or cry 突然发出〔大的声音〕

let out a scream/cry/roar etc

He let out a cry of disbelief.

他突然满腹疑惑地大叫了一声。

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let sth out

↔ to make a piece of clothing wider or looser, especially because it is too tight 把〔衣服〕放宽，放大〔尤因太紧〕

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let sth out

↔ to charge someone an amount of money for the use of a room or building [英] 出租〔房间或大楼〕 BrE

We’re letting out our son’s old room to a student.

我们把儿子原来住的房间租给了一个学生。

41 if a school, college, film etc lets out, it ends and the people attending it can leave [美] 放学; 散场 AmE

What time does the movie let out?

电影什么时候散场？

42 to become less severe or harmful 减弱，减轻，缓和

The wind had dropped and the rain gradually let up.

风势减弱，雨也渐渐小了。

43 to be less severe, unkind, or violent towards someone 放过，饶恕

Even when the crowd had scattered, the police didn’t let up.

即使人群散开了，警察还是不肯放过他们。

44 to stop working as hard as you were 松劲，放松

You’re doing really well, but you can’t afford to let up now.

你的成绩很不错，可你现在还是不能放松啊。