let
[let]
v.让, 允许, (用于祈使句表建议、请求、命令)让, 假设, 出租
n.出租, 阻碍, (网球等)触网重发
例句与用法:
I don't agree with all you say, but I'll let it go at that.
我并不完全同意你说的话,但我不再多说了。
Let me see where did I leave my hat?
让我想想看--我把帽子落在哪儿了?
He let a week go by before answering the letter.
他一周以后才回信。
She lets her children play in the garden.
她让孩子们在花园里玩。
词形变化:
动词过去式: let | 动词过去分词: let | 动词现在分词: letting | 动词第三人称单数: lets |
vt.
1. (通常不用被动式)允许, 让[O3]
She would not let the child do it.
她不会让孩子做这事的。
2. (用于祈使句, 表示建议、请求、命令等)让[O3]
Let us go.
我们走吧。
3. 出租, 租给[O1][(+to)][(+out)]
Mrs. White let me a room.
怀特太太租给我一间房间。
4. (用于祈使句)假设; 即使[O3]
Let the two lines be parallel.
假设这两条线平行。
5. 使流出; 让……进入
Doctors used to let blood from people to lessen a fever.
过去医生以放血来减轻热度。
vi.
1. 出租
That apartment lets for $500 a month.
那公寓房子以每月五百美元出租。
2. 被承包
n.[C]
1. 【英】出租
2. 【英】出租的房屋
n.
1. (网球等的)球触网重发[C]
2. 【古】障碍, 妨碍[U]
短语词组:
let down
1. 使失望
Don't worry. I'll never let you down.
别担心。我决不会让你失望的。
let in
1. 让……进来
Please open the window and let in some fresh air.
请打开窗透透新鲜空气。
let off
1. 宽恕
I'll let you off this time, but never again.
这次我宽恕你, 但以后不再宽恕了。
let on
1. 泄露秘密
Don't let on to her.
别向她泄露秘密。
let out
1. 泄露
Don't let out the plan to the press.
别把这计划泄露给新闻界。
let
过去式:let
过去分词:let
现在进行时:letting
名词复数:lets
词形变化:
动词过去式: let | 动词过去分词: let | 动词现在分词: letting | 动词第三人称单数: lets |
同义词:
allow | permit | lease | rent | contract | leave | admit | grant | charter | consent | give permission | agree to | rent out | lease out | sublet | tenancy | occupancy | agreement | hire | hire out | out | countenance | net ball | have | get | Lashkar-e-Toiba | Lashkar-e-Taiba | Lashkar-e-Tayyiba | authorize |
反义词:
prevent |
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.容许; 许可; 让
allow
permit
leave
consent
grant
admit
n.出租; 合约
rent
lease
charter
contract
hire out
let1[let]vt.1.■让,允许,容许,许可[后接不定式,通常不带 to 或接动词短语中的副词等]:Let him tell you what has happened.让他告诉你发生了什么事情。2.■让…经过(或来、去);允许…通过:The secretary let me into the office.秘书让我进了办公室。3.■使,使得(常与 hear 或 know连用):We should let the public know the truth.我们应该让公众了解事情的真相。He let it be known that…他对人说…4.■出租,租给,允许租用:He let a room to a couple.他把一间屋子租给一对夫妇。5.■使流出;放出;泄漏:Let the water from the tank.把水柜里的水放出来。to let blood放血6.■假定;假设[用于讨论数学等问题的祈使句中]:Let ABC be an angle of ninety degrees.假设ABC 为直角。7.■[用于祈使句,表示建议、请求、命令、警告等]让,任由:Let me see.我想想看。Let's not mention it any more.咱们别现在提这件事。8.■转让(契约);把…承包出去:The government let the project to 4 firms.政府把这项工程承包给四家公司。vi.1.■租借;被出租:Room to let.房屋出租。That house lets for $100 a month.那栋房子每月租金为100美元。2.■被承包:projects advertised for letting刊登广告招承包人的工程n.1.■[英国口语]出租,租借;租出的房屋2.■[英国口语]房客近义词allowpermitlet bug (或 dab)[苏格兰英语]透露消息,泄露消息[常用否定句]let daylight into某人发表对某问题的看法(或想法 )let go松手;放开;放掉释放;使射出(自愿)放弃忽略;忘记断裂解雇无拘无束Let'em all come.让他们都来好了。(一种轻蔑口吻,源自19世纪90年代英国一首流行歌曲名)Let'em eat cake.让他们吃蛋糕好了。(据说有人曾对法国路易十六之妻玛丽安托万妮特说乡下老百姓没有面包吃,她曾说此话。)Let go hang放任;不管;不关心;不打扰let it all hang out[美国俚语]露出真情,毫不掩饰,不加掩饰;说实话let it be!不要管它!听之任之!Let it be said老实说;说老实话[用作插入语]let it go at that别再说了;谈论到此为止let it have its swing听其自然let it lay[美国俚语]别提了;甭理它[用于祈使句]let me see[亦作 let's see]让我(们)想想,让我(们)看看let me tell you老实告诉你,确实let off the book.使脱身;使摆脱困境;使免受惩罚错过得胜的机会(尤指比赛)let one know通知某人;告诉某人let someone on to bowl[俚语] 让某人做某事let oneself go放纵;尽情做某事放松let oneself in(用钥匙)开门进入let pass不管,不追究;原谅,宽恕let's don't[美国英语][非标准英语](我建议)不要[亦作 don't let's ]let's face it[口语]让我们接受现实吧,老实说,面对现实;不管怎么说let's have it[口语]说吧,告诉我们这个坏消息let someone down easy (或easily, gently, softly)[口语]给某人面子;婉言拒绝某人;顾全某人的自尊心let someone get on with it让某人去做吧let someone have it痛打某人;殴打某人;大骂某人;射(或刺)某人;让某人吃苦头让某人讲(或念)let slide[口语]对…不关心;放过let slip放开;解开;放走放过;错过(机会等)无意中说出;无意说漏了嘴let something drop不再提起;放弃无意中说出let something rest将某事搁置起来let's say比方说[用作插入语]这样行吗?这样好吗?(用于征求对方意见)[亦作 let us say]let's you and me (或 I,us )让你我(去做…)let the chips fall where they may不管后果如何仍照着干let the clock run out磨时间,拖延时间(以保持主动权,继续控制局势)let things go hang不管,听其自然[亦作 let things slide]let well (enough) alone已经够好了,让它去吧;别画蛇添足了变形vt.letletting let2[let]n.1.■(网球等发球时的)触网球;触网重发2.■[古语]阻碍;妨碍[用于法律短语 without let or hindrance 毫无障碍地;自由地;为所欲为地]vt.1.■[古语]阻碍;妨碍变形vt.letted 或letletting
letlet[let]vt.1.■阻碍, 防守
词性变化letn.1.■[古] 障碍, 阻碍2.■(网球等)球触网without let or hindrance毫无障碍service let重发球
(letting; past and past participle let)
- [with obj. and infinitive]not prevent or forbid; allow
允许,让
my boss let me leave early.
我老板允许我早些离开。
you mustn't let yourself get so involved.
你不能让自己陷得太深。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]allow to pass in a particular direction
允许通过
could you let the dog out?.
把狗放出去好吗?。
a tiny window that let in hardly any light.
几乎透不进光的小窗户。 - [with obj. and infinitive]used in the imperative to formulate various expressions
[用在祈使句中表达多种意思]
■(let us或 let's)used as a polite way of making or responding to a suggestion, giving an instruction, or introducing a remark
[用以礼貌地表达建议、命令和引出下文]让我们…吧
let's have a drink.
我们来喝一杯吧。
‘Shall we go?’ ‘Yes, let's.’.
“咱们是不是该走了?”“好,走吧。”。
■(let me 或 let us)used to make a polite offer of help
[表示礼貌地提供帮助]让我(或我们)…(好吗?)
‘Here, let me,’ offered Bruce.
“来,让我来帮你,”布鲁斯说。
■used to express one's strong desire for something to happen or be the case
[表示很希望某事能发生或就是那种情况]要是…多好啊,但愿
‘Dear God,’ Jessica prayed, ‘let him be all right.’.
“慈爱的上帝,”杰西卡祷告说,“但愿他一切平安。”。
■used as a way of expressing defiance or challenge
[表示抗拒或挑衅]
if he wants to walk out, well let him!.
他要是想不干,就让他走!。
■used to express an assumption upon which a theory or calculation is to be based
[作为理论或计算的基础或出发点]假设,设
let A and B stand for X and Y respectively.
假设A与B分别代表X和Y。 - [with obj.]allow someone to have the use of (a room or property) in return for regular payments
出租(房屋)
homeowners will be able to let rooms to lodgers without having to pay tax.
业主可以出租房屋而不必付税。
they've let out their flat.
他们已经把自己的公寓租出去了。
■award (a contract for a particular project) to an applicant
(将工程)承包给
preliminary contracts were let and tunnelling work started.
初步的承包合同已经签好,隧道已经开挖。
- (Brit.)a period during which a room or property is rented to someone
(英)租期
I've taken a month's let on the flat.
那公寓我租下一个月。
■a property available for rent
待租房,可出租房产
an unfurnished let.
不含家具的待租房。
let alone
- used to indicate that something is far less likely, possible, or suitable than something else already mentioned
[表示某事比刚提到的更不可能或更不恰当]更别提
he was incapable of leading a bowling team, let alone a country.
他连带领保龄球队的本事都没有,更别提领导国家了。
- 见 alone
- stop disturbing or interfering with
别打扰,不干预
let him be—he knows what he wants.
随他去吧——他知道自己要做什么。
- seek to give someone bad news in a way that avoids causing them too much distress or humiliation
委婉告诉,给…台阶下
- casually reveal a piece of information
无意中说出,不经意透露
from the things he let drop I think there was a woman in his life.
从他随口说出的话里,我听出他身边有一个女人。
- (Geometry)draw (a perpendicular) from an outside point to a line
(几何)向一直线作垂线
- attack, either physically or verbally
对…进行(身体或语言)攻击
the troops let fly with shells loaded with chemical weapons.
军队用化学武器炮弹进行攻击。
- act in an unrestrained or uninhibited way
率性而为
you need to unwind and let yourself go.
你该放松下来,干点自己想干的事。 - become careless or untidy in one's habits or appearance
不修边幅,邋遢
he's really let himself go since my mother died.
自从妈妈去世之后,他变得越来越邋遢。
- allow someone or something to escape or go free
放,释放
they let the hostages go.
他们放了人质。
■dismiss an employee
解雇员工 - (亦作 let go 或 let go of)relinquish one's grip on someone or something
放开,释放
Adam let go of the reins.
亚当脱手缰绳。
you must let the past go.
你必须摆脱过去。
- (informal)attack someone physically or verbally
(非正式)揍,教训;痛骂
I really let him have it for worrying me so much.
他老是烦我,我好好教训了他一顿。
- engage (or release) the clutch of a vehicle by releasing pressure on (or applying it to) the clutch pedal
咬合(或放开)离合器
- say or do no more about a matter or problem
到此为止
- choose not to react to an action or remark
不搭理
the decision worried us, but we let it go.
这决定让我们担心,不过我们没去理它。
- inform someone
告诉某人
let me know what you think of him.
告诉我你怎么看他。
- release someone or something
放开,放松(某人或某物)
let the dog loose for a minute.
把狗放开一会儿吧。
■allow someone freedom of action in a particular place or situation
(在某场合)给予自由
people are only let loose on the system once they have received sufficient training.
只有当人们有足够训练之后,才允许他们脱离体制自由发展。
■suddenly utter a sound or remark
突然说出
he let loose a stream of abuse.
他突然破口大骂。
- used when one is pausing, trying to remember something, or considering one's next words
[暂时停下,回想某事或考虑下面的话]让我想想
now let me see, where did I put it?.
让我想想,我把它放哪儿了?。
- used to emphasize a statement
[表示强调]告诉你吧
let me tell you, I was very scared!.
告诉你吧,我吓坏了。
- 见 steam
- 见 rip
- (informal)used to convey that one must be realistic about an unwelcome fact or situation
(非正式)[表示应面对现实]老实说,说实在的
let's be honest, your taste in men is famously bad.
老实说,你看男人的眼光简直差极了。
- 见 slip
- a game or set of circumstances in which one behaves as though a fictional or unreal situation is a real one
模拟游戏;逢场作戏
- used as a way of introducing a hypothetical or possible situation
[引出假设或可能情况]假设
let's say we agreed to go our separate ways.
假设我们同意分道扬镳。
- (of a room or property) available for rent
(房屋)可供出租的
- Old English lǣtan 'leave behind, leave out', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laten and German lassen, also to late
let down
- (of an aircraft or a pilot) descend prior to making a landing
(飞机或飞行员着陆前)下降
- fail to support or help someone as they had hoped or expected
不支持,辜负,拆台
■(let someone/thing down)have a detrimental effect on the overall quality or success of someone or something
使功亏一篑,影响大局
the whole machine is let down by the tacky keyboard.
整个机器就被这个破键盘给搞坏了。
- lower something slowly or in stages
放下,放低
they let down a basket on a chain.
他们用链子把篮子放了下去。 - make a garment longer by lowering the hem
放出(褶边),放长(衣服) - (Brit.)deflate a tyre
(英)给车胎放气
- (informal)involve oneself in (something likely to be difficult or unpleasant)
(非正式)陷入,卷入(麻烦)
I didn't know what I was letting myself in for.
我不知道自己会卷入什么样的麻烦之中。
- allow someone to know or share (something secret or confidential)
让(某人)知道(内情)
I'll let you into a secret.
我告诉你一个秘密。
- set something back into (the surface to which it is fixed), so that it does not project from it
把…嵌入,插入
the basin is partly let into the wall.
洗手盆部分嵌入墙内。
- punish someone lightly or not at all for a misdemeanour or offence
(对错误或非法行为)从轻处理,放过
he was let off with a caution.
他受了警告就轻松逃脱了。 - excuse someone from a task or obligation
允许不必(工作)
he let me off work for the day.
他允许我这天不干活。
- cause a gun, firework, or bomb to fire or explode
放(枪,爆竹,炸弹)
informal
非正式
- reveal or divulge information to someone
放口风,泄漏秘密
she knows a lot more than she lets on.
她知道的比透露出来的多得多。
[with clause]I never let on that he made me feel anxious.
我从未告诉别人他让我担心的秘密。 - pretend
假装
[with clause]they all let on they didn't hear me.
他们都假装没听见我的话。
- (N. Amer.)(of lessons at school, a meeting, or an entertainment) finish, so that those attending are able to leave
(北美)(课程,会议,娱乐)结束
his classes let out at noon.
他的课中午结束。
- release someone from obligation or suspicion
不再让(某人)负责,不再猜疑(某人)
they've started looking for motives—that lets me out.
他们已经开始寻找动机 了——我的嫌疑也因此被排除了。
- utter a sound or cry
发出声音或喊叫
he let out a sigh of happiness.
他愉快地舒了口气。 - make a garment looser or larger, typically by adjusting a seam
(尤指改缝)放大(衣服) - reveal a piece of information
透露消息
[with clause]she let out that he'd given her a lift home.
她透露说他开车送她回家。
- (informal)(of something undesirable) become less intense or severe
(非正式)(不快之事)减小,缓和
the rain's letting up—it'll be clear soon.
雨越下越小,马上就会放晴。
■relax one's efforts
停止(努力)
she was so far ahead that she could afford to let up a bit.
她遥遥领先,所以她完全可以放松一点。
- (informal)treat or deal with in a more lenient manner
(非正式)宽容对待,放…一马
she didn't let up on Cunningham.
她没有放坎宁安一马。
let2
noun
- (in racket sports) a circumstance under which a service is nullified and has to be taken again, especially (in tennis) when the ball clips the top of the net and falls within bounds
(网拍式运动)触网重发
- [with obj.](archaic)hinder
(古)妨碍,阻碍
pray you let us not; we fain would greet our mother.
莫阻吾辈,吾唯愿致意母亲。
let or hindrance
- (formal)obstruction or impediment
(正式)妨碍,阻碍
the passport opened frontiers to the traveller without let or hindrance.
这一护照使旅行者可以无阻碍地入境。
- (in tennis, squash, etc.) play a point again because the ball or one of the players has been obstructed
(网球运动等)触网重发
- Old English lettan 'hinder', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch letten, also to late
let
名词 let:
the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
同义词:Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteous
a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
同义词:net ball
动词 let:
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
actively cause something to happen
consent to, give permission
同义词:permit, allow, countenance
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
leave unchanged
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
let
■We'll let you know if any vacancies come up.
一有空缺我们就通知你。
■A word spoken is an arrow let fly.
一言出口,如箭离弦。
■Let's set aside my personal feelings.
不必顾及我个人的感情。
■Don't let the defeat dishearten you.
不要因这一挫折而气馁。
■Don't cut into the story so rudely, let her finish.
不要如此粗鲁地打断她的讲述,让她说完。
■Don't let your mind wander from the main point as issue.
不要让你的思路离开争论的主题。
■Don't let the children run at rovers.
不要让孩子们随意乱跑。
■Don't let this cold weather get you down.
不要让寒冷的天气使你沮丧。
■Don't let the fire go out; there's plenty of wood.
不要让火灭了,有的是木柴。
■The two boys agreed to let bygone be bygone and make friend again.
两个孩子决定捐弃前嫌,重新做朋友。
■Why not let her do as she likes?
为什么不让她想怎么做就怎么做呢?
■The crowd parted to let them through.
人群分开好让他们通过。
■The crowd fell back to let the players through.
人群后退让运动员们通过。
■The crowd fell back to let the ambulance through.
人群往后退,让救护车通过。
■We've been let off school today because our teacher is ill.
今天学校放假,因为我们的老师病了。
■He let a week go by before answering the letter.
他一周以后才回信。
■He let himself down slowly by means of a tope.
他借助一根绳子慢慢地下来了。
■He did not let fall a word about it.
他对这事没漏出一句话来。
■He picked up a stone and let fly at the balking dog.
他捡起一块石头朝那狂吠的狗扔去。
■He shrugged off his coat carelessly and let it fall to the floor.
他漫不经心地一扭身子甩掉上衣,让它掉在地上。
■He has let himself go a bit since he lost his job.
他自从失业以来变得有点邋遢了。
■He let his zeal outrun discretion.
他让热心超越了谨慎。
■He bribed the police to let him go free.
他贿赂警察把他放了。
■You mustn't let him walk over you like that.
你不能让他那麽欺负你。
■Don't let it weigh on your mind.
你不要因此背包袱。
■Let me know if there is anything you have need of.
你如果需要什么东西,请告诉我。
■Are you going to let them in on the plans?
你是否打算让他们知道这些计划?
■The hem of your dress needs to be let down an inch.
你衣肤的折边有必要放长1英寸。
■If you want to go anywhere else, let me know.
你要到别的地方去,就要告诉我。
■She'll let you borrow the car if you twist her arm.
你要是硬要她把汽车借给你,她就借给你。
■Parents must let children blow off steam sometimes.
做父母的有时必须让孩寸们吵吵闹闹,发泄发泄。
■Don't interrupt her: let her have her say.
别打断她的话,让她把意见说出来。
■Don't let defeat fill you with gloom.
别让失败使你灰心丧气。
■Let us ignore these irrelevancies.
咱们不必管这些不相干的事。
■Let's not make a sacred cow of the monarchy.
咱们别把君主政体奉若神明。
■Let's get under way, we're already late.
咱们动身吧,已经晚了。
■Let's go and have icecream to cool off.
咱们去吃点冰淇淋凉快凉快吧。
■Let's go for a walk and blow the cobweb away.
咱们去散散步,清醒一下头脑。
■Let's get down to the work[problem].
咱们开始来进行这项工作[解决这个问题]。
■Let's keep together or we shall lose each other.
咱们待在一块儿,否则就会失散了。
■Let's forget about those worries.
咱们忘掉那些烦恼的事吧。
■Let's walk fast in order to keep warm. I'm cold.
咱们快些吧,以保持身体暖和。我感到冷。
■If we cannot agree, let's vote on it.
咱们意见要是不一致就表决吧。
■Let's unpack before we go to bed.
咱们打开行李再睡觉吧。
■Let's pin the notice on the bulletin board.
咱们把这个通知钉在布告牌上吧。
■Let's get this right once and for all.
咱们把这个问题彻底弄清楚吧。
■Let's talk up the game and get a big crowd.
咱们把这场比赛大肆宣扬一下,以便吸引更多的观众。
■Let's lash out and have champagne.
咱们挥霍一下,喝香槟吧。
■Let's join hands and struggle together.
咱们携起手来共同斗争。
■Let's pack up and spend a week in the countryside.
咱们收拾好东西到乡下去过一个星期吧。
let down
1. 使失望
Don't worry. I'll never let you down.
别担心。我决不会让你失望的。
let in
1. 让……进来
Please open the window and let in some fresh air.
请打开窗透透新鲜空气。
let off
1. 宽恕
I'll let you off this time, but never again.
这次我宽恕你, 但以后不再宽恕了。
let on
1. 泄露秘密
Don't let on to her.
别向她泄露秘密。
let out
1. 泄露
Don't let out the plan to the press.
别把这计划泄露给新闻界。