单词	relent
释义	relentre‧lent /rɪˈlent/ verb [intransitive] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINrelent Origin: 1300-1400 Latin lentare ‘to bend’ Verb Table VERB TABLE relent Simple Form Present I, you, we, they relent he, she, it relents Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they relented Present perfect I, you, we, they have relented he, she, it has relented Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had relented Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will relent Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have relented Continuous Form Present I am relenting he, she, it is relenting you, we, they are relenting Past I, he, she, it was relenting you, we, they were relenting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been relenting he, she, it has been relenting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been relenting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be relenting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been relenting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Dobbs finally relented and gave an interview to "People" magazine. He begged and begged to be allowed to go to the game, and in the end I relented. Marjorie finally relented and agreed to meet him. Prison officials relented and allowed Wilson to receive visits from his family. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But Milosevic shows no sign he is willing to relent beyond token concessions. I imagined Ly Keang would relent, as she looked over her shoulder; but instead she increased her pace. Nothing they heard from New Hampshire gave them reason to relent in the slightest. Only the threat of a federal law suit moved the Park District to relent and end the weeks of obstruction. Only when police arrived with threats of £5,000 fines did they relent. Perhaps Ray would relent, or the community would ignore him. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto become less strict► relent to change your mind and decide to be less strict about something: · Marjorie finally relented and agreed to meet him.· Prison officials relented and allowed Wilson to receive visits from his family.· He begged and begged to be allowed to go to the game, and in the end I relented. ► soften to become less strict and more sympathetic towards someone: · The inspector looked angry but then softened when he saw the boy's frightened expression.· The government seems to have softened its attitude towards single parents. ► mellow to change your attitude and become less strict, especially over a long period of time: · She's mellowed a lot since she retired.mellow with age/time: · He hasn't always been so understanding. He's really mellowed with age. ► go easy on especially spoken to treat someone less strictly than usual, especially because they have special problems or difficulties: · Go easy on her. She's had a very difficult time since her parents died.· I think you should go easy on Jim. ► ease up on to stop treating someone so strictly, especially because they do not deserve it or because they are affected badly by it: · I've decided we need to ease up on Sally and take the pressure off her for a while. ► let up on to treat someone less strictly, especially temporarily after a period of strict treatment: · If you let up on him he'll have a chance to show that he can behave himself.· She never lets up on those poor kids! to change your attitude and become less strict or cruel towards someone SYN  give in:  At last her father relented and came to visit her.
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