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单词 let alone
释义 let alone
phrasal
1. : to say nothing of : not to mention
 < but does he have the boldness, let alone the skill, of his own convictions — New Republic >
 < no provision for the health of servants, let alone for their comfort — O.S.J.Gogarty >
2.
 a. : to refrain from interfering with : leave undisturbed
  < in the spring or summer, let nests aloneBoy Scout Handbook >
  < the government … promised to let them alone in part of the Everglades — Marjory S. Douglas >
  < could not let well enough alone — L.O.Coxe >
  — often used as an imperative
  < let it alone; you'll break it >
 b. : to leave to oneself
  < the red-faced boy wanted nothing so much as to be let alone >
  < her mother told her to let the frightened kitten alone >
3. : to exclude from consideration
 < the … party is inclined to let nationalization pretty well alone — Alzada Comstock >
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