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let up
let 1 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.]
let 2 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.]let up vb (intr, adverb) 1. to diminish, slacken, or stop2. (foll by on) informal to be less harsh (towards someone) n informal a lessening or abatement Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  let up - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"die away, slack off, abate, slackdecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | | 2. | let up - reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"ease off, ease upalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
letverb1. 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.Translationslet1 (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. 讓，允許 让，允许 2. to cause to. I will let you know how much it costs. 讓(表示說話者的強烈希望) （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! 讓(表示命令或提議) 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. 更不用說 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. 不打擾，不插手，別管 不干涉，不管 let down1. to lower. She let down the blind. 放下 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 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. 放氣 放气4. to make longer. She had to let down the child's skirt. 放長(將褲子或裙子) 放长（将裤子或裙子） let fall to drop. She was so startled she let fall everything she was carrying. 使掉落 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. 放開 放开let in/out to allow to come in, go out. Let me in!; I let the dog out. 讓某人或某物進入或出去 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. 使某人捲入 累及let in on to allow to share (a secret etc). We'll let her in on our plans. 讓知道 让知道let off1. to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode. He let the gun off accidentally. 發射(槍枝)，施放(煙火) 引发，放（烟火等） 2. to allow to go without punishment etc. The policeman let him off (with a warning). 饒恕 饶恕let up to become less strong or violent; to stop: I wish the rain would let up (noun ˈlet-up) 緩和，停止 中止let well alone to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse. 保持現狀，不要火上添油 维持原状，这样就好 let up
let up (on someone or something)To become more lenient or less forceful with someone or when doing something. They are not going to let up on us in the second half, so we better be ready to battle with them. I know we've been hard on Erin, but I feel like she'll go back to her old ways if we let up now. Let up on the accelerator a little, you're going to burn out the engine.See also: let, someone, uplet up (on someone or something)Fig. to reduce the pressure or demands on someone or something. You had better let up on Tom. He can't handle any more work. Please let up on the committee. It can only do so much. Do let up. You are getting too upset.See also: let, uplet up 1. to diminish. I hope this rain lets up a little soon. When the snow lets up so I can see, I will drive to the store. 2. to stop [doing something] altogether. The rain let up about noon, and the sun came out.See also: let, uplet up1. See let down, def. 2. 2. Cease, stop entirely, as in The rain has let up so we can go out. [Late 1700s] 3. let up on. Be or become more lenient with, take the pressure off, as in Why don't you let up on the child? [Late 1800s] See also: let, uplet upv.1. To allow something or someone to go or get up: Stop wrestling me and let me up!2. let up on To release or diminish the pressure on someone or something; ease up on something: Let up on the clutch slowly or you'll stall out the engine. Let up on the new workers; they're doing the best they can.3. To slow down; diminish: The weather got cold, but the protesters didn't let up in their efforts.4. To come to a stop; cease: The rain let up, so we went outside and played.See also: let, upEncyclopediaSeeletMedicalSeeLETLegalSeeLetlet up
Related to let up: rub off, turn out to beSynonyms for let upverb become less in amount or intensitySynonyms- die away
- slack off
- abate
- slack
Related Words- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- fall
verb reduce pressure or intensitySynonymsRelated Words |