relent 详细解释

relent

[ri'lent]

v.变宽厚, 变温和, 动怜悯之心, 缓和, （坏天气）变好

vi.

1. 变温和; 变宽容; 发慈悲, 怜悯

2. 减弱, 缓和

In the morning the storm relented a little.

早晨大风暴减弱了一些。

3. 【旧】融化

vt.

【旧】减轻, 缓解

词形变化

动词过去式: relented | 动词过去分词: relented | 动词现在分词: relenting | 动词第三人称单数: relents |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.宽容; 屈服

yield  bend  soften  relax  submit  give in  

英英释义

动词 relent:

give in, as to influence or pressure

同义词：yield, soften

补充

relentrelent英:[riˈlent] 美:[rɪˈlɛnt]vi.1.怜悯; 变温和; 变宽厚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。

例句

1. she was going to refuse his request, but relented.她本打算拒绝他的请求，但后来心软了。 2. by evening the rain relented.到晚上时雨下小了。 3. Her parents finally relented and allowed her to go to the concert.她父母最后松口，准许她去听音乐会。 4. The heavy rain finally relented and we went out.大雨终于减弱，我们出去了。 5. "Our application was initially refused, but the city relented in the end and the permit was issued."我们的申请一开始被拒，但市政府最终同意并发放了许可证。 6. They had refused to pay and relented only after being threatened with a lawsuit.他们曾拒不付款，直至迫于被起诉的压力才表示同意。 7. He will not relent [=give up] in his effort to clear his name.他决不会放弃努力，一定要洗刷自己的罪名。 8. The winds would not relent.这风不会减弱的。

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