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 snow doesn't let up soon, I think they'll close the roads.
  如果雪不快点停，我想他们会封闭道路的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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 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。
• We should never let up for a moment.
  我们一刻也不能松劲。
• We can't let up on our efforts to compete with other more successful firms.
  在同其他那些更兴隆的公司竞争中，我们丝毫松懈不得。