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L0129600 (lĕt)v. let, let·ting, lets v.tr.1. To give permission or opportunity to; allow: I let them borrow the car. The inheritance let us finally buy a house. See Usage Note at leave¹.2. To cause to; make: Let the news be known.3. a. Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a command, request, or proposal: Let's finish the job! Let x equal y.b. Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a warning or threat: Just let her try!4. To permit to enter, proceed, or depart: let the dog in.5. To release from or as if from confinement: let the air out of the balloon; let out a yelp.6. To rent or lease: let rooms.7. To award, especially after bids have been submitted: let the construction job to a new firm.v.intr.1. To become rented or leased.2. To be or become assigned, as to a contractor.Phrasal Verbs: let down1. To cause to come down gradually; lower: let down the sails.2. To withdraw support from; forsake.3. To fail to meet the expectations of; disappoint. let on1. To allow to be known; admit: Don't let on that you know me.2. To pretend. let out1. To come to a close; end: School let out early. The play let out at 10:30.2. To make known; reveal: Who let that story out?3. To increase the size of (a garment, for example): let out a coat. let up1. To slow down; diminish: didn't let up in their efforts.2. To become less severe or intense: The rain let up.Idioms: let alone Not to mention; much less: "Their ancestors had been dirt poor and never saw royalty, let alone hung around with them" (Garrison Keillor). let go To cease to employ; dismiss: had to let 20 workers go. let off on Informal To cause to diminish, as in pressure; ease up on: Let off on the gas so that we do not exceed the speed limit. let (one's) hair down To drop one's reserve or inhibitions. let (someone) have it Informal 1. To beat, strike, or shoot at someone.2. To scold or punish. let (someone) in on1. To reveal (a secret) to someone: They finally let me in on their plans.2. To allow someone to participate in (something). let up on To be or become more lenient with: Why don't you let up on the poor child?

[Middle English leten, from Old English lǣtan; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]

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L0129600 (lĕt)n.1. Something that hinders; an obstacle: free to investigate without let or hindrance.2. Sports An invalid stroke in tennis and other net games that requires a replay.tr.v. let·ted or let, let·ting, lets Archaic To hinder or obstruct.

[Middle English lette, from letten, to hinder, from Old English lettan; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]

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vb (tr, mainly adverb) 1. (also preposition) to lower2. to fail to fulfil the expectations of (a person); disappoint3. (Knitting & Sewing) to undo, shorten, and resew (the hem) so as to lengthen (a dress, skirt, etc)4. to untie (long hair that is bound up) and allow to fall loose5. to deflate: to let down a tyre. n 6. a disappointment 7. (Aeronautics) the gliding descent of an aircraft in preparation for landing 8. (Veterinary Science) the release of milk from the mammary glands following stimulation by the hormone oxytocin

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	let down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"bring down, lower, take down, get downmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"reef - lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"depress - lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"dip - lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"incline - lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student"
	2.	let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"disappointbetray, fail - disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"come short, fall short - fail to meet (expectations or standards)disenchant, disillusion - free from enchantmentfrustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

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verb1. To give one's consent to:allow, approbate, approve, authorize, consent, endorse, permit, sanction.Informal: OK.2. To afford an opportunity for:admit, allow, permit.3. To neither forbid nor prevent:allow, have, permit, suffer, tolerate.4. To give temporary use of in return for payment:hire (out), lease, rent.phrasal verb
let down1. To cause to descend:depress, drop, lower, take down.2. To cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of:disappoint, discontent, disgruntle, dissatisfy.phrasal verb
let inTo serve as a means of entrance for:admit, intromit.phrasal verb
let off1. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent.2. To free from an obligation or duty:absolve, discharge, dispense, excuse, exempt, relieve, spare.phrasal verb
let out1. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, release, send forth, throw off, vent.2. To remove (a liquid) by a steady, gradual process:drain, draw (off), pump, tap.3. To disclose in a breach of confidence:betray, blab, divulge, expose, give away, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil.Informal: spill.Archaic: discover.Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all.phrasal verb
let up1. To grow or cause to grow gradually less:abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, peter (out), rebate, reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off).2. To become or cause to become less active or intense:abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane.3. To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity:ease, loose, loosen, relax, slack, slacken, untighten.

Translations

使失望放下放气放长辜负

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(let) – present participle ˈletting: past tense, past participle let – verb1. to allow or permit. She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing. 让，允许 2. to cause to. I will let you know how much it costs. （表达强烈的愿望）让 3. used for giving orders or suggestions. If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away! 让（用于命令和建议） let alone not to mention; without taking into consideration. There's no room for all the adults, let alone the children. 更不用说，还不算 let (someone or something) alone/be to leave alone; not to disturb or worry. Why don't you let him be when he's not feeling well!; Do let your father alone. 不干涉，不管 let down1. to lower. She let down the blind.放下2. to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc. You must give a film show at the party – you can't let the children down (noun ˈlet-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.使失望3. to make flat by allowing the air to escape. When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.放气4. to make longer. She had to let down the child's skirt. 放长（将裤子或裙子） let fall to drop. She was so startled she let fall everything she was carrying.使落下let go (of) to stop holding (something). Will you let go of my coat!; When he was nearly at the top of the rope he suddenly let go and fell.放开let in/out to allow to come in, go out. Let me in!; I let the dog out. 放进，放出 let in for to involve (someone) in. I didn't know what I was letting myself in for when I agreed to do that job.累及let in on to allow to share (a secret etc). We'll let her in on our plans.让知道let off1. to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode. He let the gun off accidentally. 引发，放（烟火等） 2. to allow to go without punishment etc. The policeman let him off (with a warning).饶恕let up to become less strong or violent; to stop: I wish the rain would let up (noun ˈlet-up) 中止let well alone to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse. 维持原状，这样就好

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