relented

英 [rɪˈlentɪd]

美 [rɪˈlentɪd]

v.  终于答应; 不再拒绝; 变缓和; 变温和; 减弱
relent的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 变宽厚;变温和;心软
  If yourelent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do.
  1. Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry.
     最后他母亲作出让步，允许她的小儿子结婚。
• VERB (天气)转晴，缓和，转好
  If bad weatherrelents, it improves.
  1. If the weather relents, the game will be finished today.
     如果天气转好的话，比赛将在今天结束。

双语例句

• Afterward he relented and let his daughter see her boyfriend.
  后来他缓和了，并且让他的女儿见她的男朋友。
• Meanwhile, his father had relented and agreed to allow his son to continue his art studies.
  而此时他父亲也心生怜悯，同意他继续学习艺术。
• Reay said she relented and called her mother to bring a different outfit, but by then school officials had already suspended her for insubordination.
  Reay说她退了一步叫她母亲拿来了另一套衣服，但是那时学校官员已经因其不服从管理而将其停学。
• When the landlady relented, it was good, old-fashioned Chinese values that did the trick.
  房东太太的态度温和下来，是由于好心的旧式中国价值观起了作用。
• Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry
  最后他母亲让步了，准许她的小儿子结婚。
• Jennie weakened, and finally relented
  詹妮的态度有所缓和，最终软了下来。
• At last mother relented and allowed the children to stay up and watch TV.
  最后母亲松口了，同意孩子们不睡觉来看电视。
• At first she threatened to dismiss me, but later she relented.
  起初她威胁要解雇我，但后来她态度软化了。
• Afterwards she relented and let the children stay up late to watch TV.
  后来她宽容了些，让孩子们晚睡看电视。
• Finally the doctor relented and allowed her to leave the hospital.
  最后大夫松口了（=松了口），同意她出院。