| 释义 |
let something ripinformal 1Allow something, especially a vehicle, to go at full speed: we’ll get on to the motorway and let her rip...- If that RX has been sitting a long time, then those rotary seals will go out the first time you let it rip on the highway.
- Drivers upset at being stuck in traffic let it rip when the road is clear.
1.1Allow something to happen forcefully or without interference: once she started a tirade, it was best to let it rip...- Both movies would have been better if maybe they had let it rip, instead of sticking to their "This is how it would have truly been" conceit.
- He realized the joy of being able to come into a game and throw whatever you wanted as hard as you wanted, just let it rip and not fret too terribly much over pitch selection.
- The cause of genuine competition has never been best served by just letting markets rip.
1.2Utter or express something forcefully and noisily: when I passed the exam I let rip a ‘yippee’...- Only recently have I really understood this and also understood when it's good to let those emotions rip and when to hold back and keep things balanced.
- I remember it like yesterday: getting up there, taking a deep breath like I do now, and just letting it rip.
- Once he has walked through a bulkhead door leading out of the landing bay, Halkari lets his anger rip.
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