| 单词 | to let stand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto let (something) stand a. to let (something) stand: to leave off or discontinue (something); to abstain from interfering with (something); to leave (something) alone.In quot. a1810 †to let (a person) stand: to stop paying attention to (someone), to leave (someone) alone (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > abstain from interfering with to let alonec897 leaveOE to let bec1000 to let bec1175 to let (a person or thing) yworth?c1225 to let (something) standa1400 to let dwella1500 to leave to oneself (also itself)?1531 let1818 to let a thing bide1866 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 19601 Lat we nu þe prechurs stand, For to spek of a warraiand. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 157 ‘Pese!’ quod the hoost of Southwork, ‘let stond þe wyndow glasid!’ 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. xxiii. 13 Whan it was tolde Saul that Dauid was escaped from Cegila, he let his iourney stonde. a1810 R. Tannahill Poems (1846) 25 She has my vows, buy aye I let her stan', In hopes to win that bonnie lassie's han'. 1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xi. 97 For my own claim, I let it stand for some time. 1973 Sat. Night (Toronto) Jan. 17/2 Because New France was never settled extensively in the way British seaboard colonies were, the Indians never felt threatened and were content to let matters stand. 2010 New Yorker 4 Jan. 38/1 The share price fell, and, even though the government eventually let the deal stand.., many wondered how Mackey managed to hold on to his job. to let (a person) stand In quot. a1810 †to let (a person) stand: to stop paying attention to (someone), to leave (someone) alone (obsolete rare).extracted from standv.< as lemmas |
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