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单词 let up
释义 let up
intransitive verb
Etymology: let (III) + up
1.
 a. : to diminish or slow down : slacken, relax
  < the wind's letting up a little >
  < not one of us should let up in our drive for standardizing our procedures — H.H.Helm >
  < free to … let up and enjoy ourselves — A.L.Rowse >
 b. : to become idle : cease, stop
  < pitched horseshoes the whole evening and never let up until it was too dark to see >
  < took shelter under a carriage shed until the rain let up — Oliver LaFarge >
2. : to ease up or become less severe — used with on
 < able to let up slightly on armament expeditures — D.M.Keezer >
 < remove some of these restrictions, let up a bit on people — T.P.Whitney >
 < let up on him — he didn't mean any harm >
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