let-up

英 [ˈlet ʌp]

美 [ˈlet ʌp]

n.  (一段时间内的)停止，减弱，减少强度

牛津词典

noun

• （一段时间内的）停止，减弱，减少强度
  a period of time during which sth stops or becomes less strong, difficult, etc.; a reduction in the strength of sth
  1. There is no sign of a let-up in the recession.
     经济衰退没有减弱的迹象。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （通常指令人不快的事情的）缓和，减弱
  If there isno let-up insomething, usually something unpleasant, there is no reduction in the intensity of it.
  1. There was no let-up in the battle on the money markets yesterday...
     对金融市场的争夺战昨天依然非常激烈。
  2. There were no signs of any let-up in job-shedding.
     无迹象显示裁员势头会减缓。

双语例句

• Global warming on decadal timescales is continuing without let-up
  全球变暖还在继续，没有停止
• But as yet there is no sign of let-up and the grim mood in Manhattan has spread throughout the region.
  不过，迄今为止尚未出现缓和的迹象，曼哈顿的严峻气氛已经扩及到整个地区。
• Maroni made clear the fight against illegal immigration would continue without let-up.
  马罗尼明确表示，打击非法移民的工作将会毫不松懈地继续下去。
• We have worked two hours without let-up.
  我们不停地干了两小时。
• Conditions in the money markets are likely to remain extremely difficult in the coming days as there will be no let-up in the uncertainty over the scale and location of losses in derivatives markets, initially triggered by high default rates in US sub-prime mortgages.
  未来几天货币市场的状况可能仍将困难重重，因为衍生品市场亏损规模和地域上的不确定性没有任何缓解。衍生品市场的亏损最初是由美国次级抵押市场的高违约率所导致的。
• There was hardly a let-up in the rain all day.
  雨一整天几乎都没有停过。
• But other goals of the quotas have not been successful: there has been little let-up in the environmental damage caused by rare earths mining and processing, and the pace at which they are mined has slackened little.
  但是配额制度的其他目标没有成功：稀土开采和加工所导致的环境破坏几乎没有任何改观，稀土开采的步伐也未放缓。
• A deep breath should be taken before each cough, the cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.
  在每次咳嗽前应先深呼吸，咳嗽必须不间断的、每隔2秒钟重复一次，直到救护人员抵达或者感觉心跳恢复正常为止。
• There were no signs of any let-up in job-shedding.
  无迹象显示裁员势头会减缓。
• But there are few signs, as yet, of a let-up in property loans, in spite of official murmurings of a bubble.
  但迄今为止，尽管官方谈到泡沫问题，但房地产贷款增长放缓迹象仍相当少见。