let

[let]

v.让, 允许, (用于祈使句表建议、请求、命令)让, 假设, 出租
n.出租, 阻碍, (网球等)触网重发

vt.

1. (通常不用被动式)允许, 让[O3]

She would not let the child do it.

她不会让孩子做这事的。

2. (用于祈使句, 表示建议、请求、命令等)让[O3]

Let us go.

我们走吧。

3. 出租, 租给[O1][(+to)][(+out)]

Mrs. White let me a room.

怀特太太租给我一间房间。

4. (用于祈使句)假设; 即使[O3]

Let the two lines be parallel.

假设这两条线平行。

5. 使流出; 让……进入

Doctors used to let blood from people to lessen a fever.

过去医生以放血来减轻热度。

vi.

1. 出租

That apartment lets for $500 a month.

那公寓房子以每月五百美元出租。

2. 被承包

n.[C]

1. 【英】出租

2. 【英】出租的房屋

词形变化

动词过去式: let | 动词过去分词: let | 动词现在分词: letting | 动词第三人称单数: lets |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.容许; 许可; 让

allow  permit  leave  consent  grant  admit

n.出租; 合约

rent  lease  charter  contract  hire out  

英英释义

名词 let:

the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India

同义词：Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteous

a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again

同义词：net ball

动词 let:

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

同义词：allow, permit

actively cause something to happen

consent to, give permission

同义词：permit, allow, countenance

cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

同义词：get, have

leave unchanged

grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

同义词：lease, rent

短语词组

let down

1. 使失望

Don't worry. I'll never let you down.

别担心。我决不会让你失望的。

let in

1. 让……进来

Please open the window and let in some fresh air.

请打开窗透透新鲜空气。

let off

1. 宽恕

I'll let you off this time, but never again.

这次我宽恕你, 但以后不再宽恕了。

let on

1. 泄露秘密

Don't let on to her.

别向她泄露秘密。

let out

1. 泄露

Don't let out the plan to the press.

别把这计划泄露给新闻界。

补充

letlet英:[let] 美:[lɛt]vt.1.让, 使They let fly a shower of arrows.他们射了一阵箭。Let the door open.让门开着。His father doesn't let him smoke.他父亲不允许他吸烟。2.放掉, 松掉We mustn't let slip such an opportunity.这样的机会我们不能错过。vt. & vi.1.出租We're hoping to let this field.我们希望把这块地租出去。Mrs. Brown let me a room.布朗夫人租给我一间房。They let rooms to college students.他们向大学生出租房间。

例句

1. I can't let you do it.我不能让你那么做。 2. My parents won't let me stay out that late.我的父母不会允许我在外面待那么晚。 3. I can't let myself be distracted by those things.我不能让自己被那些事情所分心。 4. People said we should just let the firm go under.人们说我们应该就此让这家公司破产。 5. let me take your coat.我来帮您拿外套。 6. let me get you something to drink.让我去给你弄点儿喝的。 7. let me explain why.让我来解释为什么。 8. let me give you one quick example.让我来给你举个简单的例子。 9. He was born in Paris in, let me see, 1606, I believe.他生于巴黎, 让我想想, 我记得是1606年。 10. I'm bored. let's go home.我觉得无聊。咱们回家吧。 11. Why don't we go to the cinema？—Yes, let's!我们为什么不去看电影呢？——好啊, 走吧！ 12. let us look at these views in more detail.让我们更具体地研究一下这些观点。 13. 'let us pray,' said the priest.“我们来祈祷吧。”那个牧师说。 14. let's have some quiet, please.请大家安静一下。 15. If he wants to make a fool of himself, let him go ahead.如果他想让自己出丑, 那就让他自便好了。 16. let them talk about me. I'll be gone soon.随他们怎么说我吧。我很快就要走了。 17. let him get his own cup of tea.让他自己端茶喝。 18. let that be a warning to you!就让那件事作为对你的一个警告吧！ 19. Please God, let him phone me.上帝啊, 求你让他打电话给我吧。 20. let x equal 5 and y equal 3.设ｘ等于５, ｙ等于３。 21. to let a cry大叫一声 22. He can't afford his rent, let alone a holiday.他连租金都付不起了, 就别说去度假了。 23. No one was arrested, let alone prosecuted.没有人被逮捕, 更不用说被起诉了。 24. let me be!别打扰我！ 25. let the poor cat alone.放过那只可怜的猫。 26. let me go!放开我！ 27. They held him for three hours and they let him go.他们扣留他3个小时后把他释放了。 28. Peterson was let go after less than two years.不到两年彼得森就被解雇了。 29. 'Darling,' he said, taking her hand and not letting it go.“亲爱的。”他说道, 拉着她的手不放。 30. He let go of my arm.他放开了我的手臂。 31. let go of me!放开我！ 32. She found it quite hard to let go of her feelings of envy.她觉得她很难不去忌妒。 33. The work should focus on helping parents to let go of their children.这项工作的重点应放在帮助父母放松对子女的管教上。 34. What have you let yourself in for?你怎么把自己卷进这样的事情中了呢？ 35. I'll let you know as soon as possible.我会尽快通知你。 36. Trainees have a four-hour driving lesson before they are let loose on the controls.受训人员须上4小时的驾驶课才能自由操作。 37. A flight of pigeons was let loose from the centre of the crowd.一群鸽子从人群的中心放飞。　 38. He let loose a long, deep sigh.他突然喟然长叹了一声。 39. They have orders not to let anyone past.他们接到命令不允许任何人通过。 40. Her Majesty let it slip that she had never seen the show.女王陛下无意中透露她从未看过那场演出。 41. You look awful. You've let yourself go since Jean died.你看起来糟透了。自琼死后你就变得不修边幅了。 42. let him tell you what has happened.让他告诉你发生了什么事情。 43. The secretary let me into the office.秘书让我进了办公室。 44. We should let the public know the truth.我们应该让公众了解事情的真相。 45. He let it be known that…他对人说… 46. He let a room to a couple.他把一间屋子租给一对夫妇。 47. let the water from the tank.把水柜里的水放出来。 48. to let blood放血 49. let ABC be an angle of ninety degrees.假设ABC 为直角。 50. let me see.我想想看。 51. let's not mention it any more.咱们别现在提这件事。 52. The government let the project to 4 firms.政府把这项工程承包给四家公司。 53. Room to let.房屋出租。 54. That house lets for $100 a month.那栋房子每月租金为100美元。 55. projects advertised for letting刊登广告招承包人的工程 56. my boss let me leave early.我老板允许我早些离开。 57. you mustn't let yourself get so involved.你不能让自己陷得太深。 58. could you let the dog out?.把狗放出去好吗？。 59. a tiny window that let in hardly any light.几乎透不进光的小窗户。 60. let's have a drink.我们来喝一杯吧。 61. ‘Shall we go?’ ‘Yes, let's.’.“咱们是不是该走了？”“好，走吧。”。 62. ‘Here, let me,’ offered Bruce.“来，让我来帮你，”布鲁斯说。 63. ‘Dear God,’ Jessica prayed, ‘let him be all right.’.“慈爱的上帝，”杰西卡祷告说，“但愿他一切平安。”。 64. if he wants to walk out, well let him!.他要是想不干，就让他走！。 65. let A and B stand for X and Y respectively.假设A与B分别代表X和Y。 66. homeowners will be able to let rooms to lodgers without having to pay tax.业主可以出租房屋而不必付税。 67. they've let out their flat.他们已经把自己的公寓租出去了。 68. preliminary contracts were let and tunnelling work started.初步的承包合同已经签好，隧道已经开挖。 69. I've taken a month's let on the flat.那公寓我租下一个月。 70. an unfurnished let.不含家具的待租房。 71. he was incapable of leading a bowling team, let alone a country.他连带领保龄球队的本事都没有，更别提领导国家了。 72. let him be—he knows what he wants.随他去吧——他知道自己要做什么。 73. from the things he let drop I think there was a woman in his life.从他随口说出的话里，我听出他身边有一个女人。 74. the troops let fly with shells loaded with chemical weapons.军队用化学武器炮弹进行攻击。 75. you need to unwind and let yourself go.你该放松下来，干点自己想干的事。 76. he's really let himself go since my mother died.自从妈妈去世之后，他变得越来越邋遢。 77. they let the hostages go.他们放了人质。 78. Adam let go of the reins.亚当脱手缰绳。 79. you must let the past go.你必须摆脱过去。 80. I really let him have it for worrying me so much.他老是烦我，我好好教训了他一顿。 81. the decision worried us, but we let it go.这决定让我们担心，不过我们没去理它。 82. let me know what you think of him.告诉我你怎么看他。 83. let the dog loose for a minute.把狗放开一会儿吧。 84. people are only let loose on the system once they have received sufficient training.只有当人们有足够训练之后，才允许他们脱离体制自由发展。 85. he let loose a stream of abuse.他突然破口大骂。 86. now let me see, where did I put it?.让我想想，我把它放哪儿了？。 87. let me tell you, I was very scared!.告诉你吧，我吓坏了。 88. let's be honest, your taste in men is famously bad.老实说，你看男人的眼光简直差极了。 89. let's say we agreed to go our separate ways.假设我们同意分道扬镳。 90. the whole machine is let down by the tacky keyboard.整个机器就被这个破键盘给搞坏了。 91. they let down a basket on a chain.他们用链子把篮子放了下去。 92. I didn't know what I was letting myself in for.我不知道自己会卷入什么样的麻烦之中。 93. I'll let you into a secret.我告诉你一个秘密。 94. the basin is partly let into the wall.洗手盆部分嵌入墙内。 95. he was let off with a caution.他受了警告就轻松逃脱了。 96. he let me off work for the day.他允许我这天不干活。 97. she knows a lot more than she lets on.她知道的比透露出来的多得多。 98. [with clause]I never let on that he made me feel anxious.我从未告诉别人他让我担心的秘密。 99. [with clause]they all let on they didn't hear me.他们都假装没听见我的话。 100. his classes let out at noon.他的课中午结束。 101. they've started looking for motives—that lets me out.他们已经开始寻找动机 了——我的嫌疑也因此被排除了。 102. he let out a sigh of happiness.他愉快地舒了口气。 103. [with clause]she let out that he'd given her a lift home.她透露说他开车送她回家。 104. the rain's letting up—it'll be clear soon.雨越下越小，马上就会放晴。 105. she was so far ahead that she could afford to let up a bit.她遥遥领先，所以她完全可以放松一点。 106. she didn't let up on Cunningham.她没有放坎宁安一马。 107. pray you let us not; we fain would greet our mother.莫阻吾辈，吾唯愿致意母亲。 108. the passport opened frontiers to the traveller without let or hindrance.这一护照使旅行者可以无阻碍地入境。 109. My parents let me stay out till 11 o'clock.父母允许我在外面待到11点才回家。 110. I wanted to borrow Dave's bike but he wouldn't let me.我想跟戴夫借自行车，可是他不肯。 111. This ticket lets you travel anywhere in the city for a day.有了这张票，你一天当中可以去这个城市的任何地方。 112. He's let the dinner burn again!他又把晚饭烧焦了！ 113. Don't let the fire go out.别让火熄了。 114. let me help you carry your bags.让我来帮你提袋子吧。 115. Open the windows and let some fresh air in.打开窗，让新鲜空气进来。 116. She was let out of prison yesterday.她昨天获释出狱。 117. ‘let's go to the cinema tonight.’ ‘Yes, let's.’“我们今晚去看电影吧。”“好的。” 118. They let out two rooms to students.他们把两个房间租给学生。 119. There's a flat to let in our block.我们那座大厦有一套公寓出租。 120. We haven't decided where we're going yet, let alone booked the tickets.我们还未决定到哪里去，更不用说订票了。 121. let me go. You're hurting me!放开我，你弄得我好痛！ 122. Hold the rope and don't let go of it.抓紧绳子，不要放手。 123. Where did I put the car keys? let's see. I think I left them by the telephone.我把车钥匙搁到哪儿去了？让我想一想。大概就搁在电话旁边。 124. You could work two mornings a week, let's say Tuesday and Friday.你可以每星期工作两个上午，比如说星期二和星期五的上午。 125. After work I like to go out with friends and let myself go.下班后，我喜欢跟朋友出去，放松一下。 126. Rob really let me down when he didn't finish the work on time.罗布没有按时完成工作，真叫我失望。 127. He didn't let on how much he'd paid for the vase.他没有说花多少钱买了这个花瓶。 128. He expected to go to prison but they let him off with a fine.他本来以为要坐牢，但他们罚了他一笔款就放过了他。 129. to let out a scream/sigh/groan/yell尖叫╱长叹╱呻吟╱大喊一声 130. let them go.让他们走。 131. I'll be happy to help you if you'll let me (help you).如果你愿意让我帮你的话，我将十分乐意效劳。 132. A break in the clouds let us see the summit. [=made it possible for us to see the summit]云间缝隙让我们见到山顶。 133. Don't let this opportunity slip away!不要让这个机会溜走！ 134. let me see the bruise.让我看看瘀伤。 135. I don't believe in letting children do whatever they want to do. = I don't believe that people should let children do whatever they want to do.我认为，允许孩子们为所欲为是不对的。 136. My philosophy is “Live and let live.” [=live your life as you choose and let other people do the same]我的人生哲学是“自己活，也让别人活”。 137. They let him speak. [=they allowed/permitted him to speak]他们允许他说话。 138. They let him speak. [=he was allowed/permitted by them to speak]他们允许他说话。 139. let me help you with those packages. [=I would be happy to help you with those packages]让我来帮你搬那些包裹吧。 140. let me do that for you.请让我来替你做吧。 141. let me begin by saying how happy I am to see you here today. [=I want to begin by saying how happy I am to see you]让我用以下内容作为开场白：今天，在这儿见到您我十分高兴。 142. Please let me know [=tell me] what you decide.请告诉我你所做的决定。 143. "“The ambassadors have arrived, your Majesty.” “let them not wait a moment longer: let them enter at once.”"“大使们已经到了，陛下。”“不要让他们等：马上让他们进来。” 144. let there be music and laughter!放音乐，让大家纵情欢笑！ 145. let it rain all day—I don't care.任由它下一整天的雨吧——我不在乎。 146. Just let her try to do it again! [=she will be in trouble if she tries to do it again]够胆让她再试试！ 147. let's [=let us] hope for the best. [=we should hope for the best]我们应该往好处想。 148. let's imagine what the world would be like with no war.咱们来设想一下，要是没有战争，世界将会是什么样的。 149. let's suppose that he's right. What then?让我们假设他是对的。结果会怎么样呢？ 150. let's get out of here!让我们从这里出去！ 151. let us all remember [=we should all remember] just how much we have to be thankful for.我们大家都应该铭记要心怀感恩。 152. I'm not calling her a liar. let's just say that she tends to exaggerate the truth a little.我并不是说她是一个骗子。咱们只是说她总是有点夸大事实。 153. let's see what's on the menu. = let's have a look at the menu.我们来看看菜单上有什么。 154. "“let's go, shall we?” [=shall we go?] “Yes, let's.”"“我们走吧，好吗？”“好的，我们走吧。” 155. "“let's go.” “No, let's not.”"我们走吧。”“不，不要走。” 156. "let's not go. = (Brit) Don't let's go. = (US, informal) let's don't go."我们不要走。 157. Are you still getting dressed? let's go! We need to leave in five minutes!你还在穿衣服吗？动作快点！我们要在五分钟之内出发！ 158. "let us pray. Dear God, we thank you for this day…"让我们祈祷吧：亲爱的主，我们感谢你今天… 159. let's face it: we need more time.我们得承认：我们时间不够。 160. "let's be honest, those two were never right for each other."老实说吧，他们俩从来都不合拍。 161. They have rooms to let. [=rooms that people can rent to live in]他们有房间待租。 162. The flat lets [=rents] for 350 pounds a month.这套公寓的租金是一个月350英镑。 163. let me out!让我出去！ 164. She locked the door and refused to let him in.她锁了门，不准他进来。 165. The guard refused to let us through the gate.安保人员不让我们进大门。 166. "let me through/past! [=let me move through a group of people, past a barrier, etc.]"让我过去！ 167. "I can barely understand it, let alone explain it."我几乎不明白，更别提解释它了。 168. let [=(more commonly) leave] your sister alone.别打扰你姐姐。 169. All I ask is to be let alone. [=(more commonly) left alone]拜托，别打扰我了。 170. Would you please let it alone?请你别碰它，好吗？ 171. I never did learn to let well enough alone. [=to leave well enough alone; to stop changing something that is already good enough]我从来没学会适可而止。 172. "I promised Mary that I'd help her, and I can't let her down."我答应过要帮助玛丽，我不能让她失望。 173. It's my fault we lost the game. I let the team down.我们输掉了比赛，都是我的错。我辜负了全队。 174. He never lets down a friend in need.他从来不背弃危难中的朋友。 175. His judgment let him down. [=his judgment was poor; he made a bad decision]他的判断有误。 176. The end of the story really let me down. = I felt let down by the end of the story. [=the end of the story was disappointing]故事的结尾真令我失望。 177. She tried to let him down gently when she told him he didn't get the job.她尽量委婉地告诉他，他没有得到那份工作。 178. "I knew I had to fire her, but I was trying to think of a way to let her down easy."我知道我不得不解雇她，但是我当时尽量想了一种委婉的方式来告诉她。 179. let a bucket down into a well = let down a bucket into a well把桶慢慢放到井里 180. The pants were a little too short and needed to be let down a little.这条裤子有点太短了，需要加长一点。 181. "I tried to take the ball from him, but he wouldn't let go."我努力从他手里抢球，但他不放手。 182. She grabbed my hand and refused to let go.她抓住我的手不放。 183. He let the rope go. = He let go of the rope. = (less commonly) He let go the rope.他放开了绳子。 184. "When a child grows up and moves away from home, it can be hard for parents to let go. [=to allow the child to live independently; to not be too involved in the child's decisions, actions, etc.]"当孩子长大成人从家里搬出去后，就此放手对家长来说不容易。 185. "I know she disappointed you, but you need to let the past go and move on with your life. [=you need to stop caring or thinking about the past]"我知道她让你很沮丧，但你必须忘记过去，继续自己的生活。 186. You need to let go of the past.你需要忘记过去。 187. "She felt she had been treated wrongly, and she wasn't willing to let it go. [=she wasn't willing to forget how she had been treated]"她觉得自己受到了不公正的待遇，并且耿耿于怀。 188. "You're late. I'll let it go this time, but it had better not happen again."你迟到了，这次我不追究，但是这种事下次最好别再发生。 189. "The car is probably worth a lot more, but she agreed to let it go for five thousand dollars. [=she agreed to sell the car for five thousand dollars]"这辆车可能很值钱，但她只要五千美元就同意出手。 190. He really lets go when he's out partying with his friends.他和朋友外出聚会的时候，真正是无拘无束。 191. She has a hard time relaxing and letting herself go.她很难让自己放松下来，无拘无束。 192. They let the prisoner go. = The prisoner was let go.他们释放了那个囚犯。 193. The company let him go at the end of the month. = He was let go at the end of the month.公司在月底解雇了他。 194. I was very depressed back then and had really let myself go. [=I had stopped taking care of myself]当初，我十分消沉，没有好好地照顾自己。 195. "When I'm with my friends, I let it all hang out."和朋友在一起时，我坦诚相见。 196. "let me see, where did I put my keys?"让我想想，我把钥匙放在哪里了？ 197. "let's see, how long did it take last time?"让我们想想，上一次花了多少时间？ 198. "What was the name of that restaurant? let me think. Oh, that's right: “The High Street Café.”"那家饭店的名字叫什么？让我想想。哦，想起来了，叫“大街咖啡馆”。 199. "Could you let me off (the bus) at the next stop, please?"请你让我在下一站下车，可以吗？ 200. The bus stopped to let off a few passengers.公共汽车停下，让几名乘客下了车。 201. The police officer let her off with just a warning.警官只是警告了她就把她放了。 202. "They let him off easy/easily/lightly, if you ask me. [=I do not think he was punished as severely as he could/should have been]"依我看，他们轻易放过了他。 203. "If you ask me, they let him off the hook too easily."依我看，他们太轻易就让他逃过了惩罚。 204. let off [=set off] a firecracker燃放爆竹 205. let off pressure释放压力 206. They let passengers with small children on (the airplane) first.他们让带着小孩的乘客先上（飞机）。 207. The bus stopped to let on a few more passengers.公共汽车停下，让几名乘客上了车。 208. He knows a lot more than he lets on.他知道的比他透露出来的要多得多。 209. Don't let on that I told you!别说是我告诉你的。 210. "She was unhappy, but she never let on. = She never let on to anyone that she was unhappy. [=she never showed or told anyone that she was unhappy]"她不开心，但她从来没有表现出来。 211. She's not as happy as she lets on.她并非像看起来那样开心。 212. She let out a scream. [=she screamed]她发出了一声尖叫。 213. They let the prisoner out (of prison) for the weekend. = The prisoner was let out for the weekend.他们把囚犯放出去过周末。 214. let the clutch out slowly.要慢慢地松开离合器。 215. The skirt is too tight and needs to be let out a little.这条裙子太紧了，需要加宽些。 216. let out a pair of pants把一条裤子加宽 217. School lets out in June.学校六月份放假。 218. "When she found out what they'd been doing, she really let them have it."当她发现他们的所作所为时，狠狠骂了他们一顿。 219. He said he'd let me in on a secret if I promised not to tell anyone else.他说如果我答应不对其他任何人讲，他就会把一个秘密告诉我。 220. Please let [=leave] me be.请别打扰我。 221. Won't this rain ever let up?这场雨难道不会停了吗？ 222. There's a lot of work still to be done. We can't let up now.还有许多工作要做。我们现在不能放慢脚步。 223. The students might respond better if the teacher let up on [=eased up on] them a little.如果老师对他们不那么严厉的话，学生可能会表现得更好。 224. I let up on [=eased up on] the gas pedal.我松了松油门踏板。 225. She's letting herself in for a lot of trouble/criticism.她正面临着许多麻烦/批评。 226. "When I agreed to help, I didn't know what I was letting myself in for. [=getting myself into]"当我同意去帮忙时，并不知道会使自己陷入什么麻烦。 227. The first serve was a let.第一个发球是擦网球。 228. They have the right to vote without let or hindrance. [=without anyone making it difficult or impossible for them to vote]他们有权利自由投票。