let up

英 [ˈlet ʌp]

美 [ˈlet ʌp]

（指持续的令人不快的过程）停止，缓和，减弱

柯林斯词典

• See also:The traffic in this city never lets up, even at night...The rain had let up.let-up

英英释义

verb

• reduce pressure or intensity
  1. he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down
  Synonym:ease upease off
• become less in amount or intensity
  1. The storm abated
  2. The rain let up after a few hours
  Synonym:abateslack offslackdie away

双语例句

• The rain had let up.
  雨势已经减弱。
• We mustn't let up, even though we're winning.
  我们即使快赢了也决不可松劲。
• Let up on the right hand brake immediately to stop the spin.
  马上放松右手煞车以停止这旋转。
• If the snow doesn't let up soon, I think they'll close the roads.
  如果雪不快点停，我想他们会封闭道路的。
• We will not stop or let up till Tunis has been captured.
  不攻占突尼斯城我们决不停止也决不松劲。
• So I had to wait for the rain to let up.
  所以我只好等雨小一点。
• Do you think the rain is going to let up tomorrow?
  你看这雨明天会停吗？
• We should never let up for a moment.
  我们一刻也不能松劲。
• The rain finally let up to reveal blue skies.
  雨终于停歇了，展显出蓝色的天空。
• I think it will let up in a little while.
  我想马上就会停的。