| 释义 |
let-off
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: let off
1. : an act or instance of letting off
< spend the rest of his life in gaol, and a damned lucky let-off it is for him — Ngaio Marsh >
specifically : neglect of a chance to dismiss or score against an opponent
2.
a. : a device for releasing a strand (as yarn from a warp beam) to a loom at a regulated tension
b. : the release of the cocked hammer of a gun by the sear in firing
c. : the discontinuance of contact between an escape wheel tooth and a pallet in a watch |