let
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you let something happen, you allow it to happen without doing anything to stop or prevent it. 任由
People said we were interfering with nature, and that we should just let the animals die. 人們說我們在乾涉大自然,還說我們應該任由那些動物去死。
I can't let myself be distracted by those things. 我不能任由自己被那些東西分散注意力。
2. V-T If you let someone do something, you give them your permission to do it. 允許
I love sweets but Mum doesn't let me have them very often. 我愛喫糖果,但是媽媽不允許我常喫。
3. V-T If you let someone into, out of, or through a place, you allow them to enter, leave, or go through it, for example, by opening a door or making room for them. 允許 (進入、離開、通過等)
I had to let them into the building because they had lost their keys. 我不得不允許他們進樓,因爲他們丟了鈅匙。
4. V-T You use let me when you are introducing something you want to say. 讓我 (引出要說的內容)[only imper]
Let me tell you what I saw last night. 讓我告訴你昨晚我見到的事。
Let me explain why. 讓我來解釋爲什麽。
5. V-T You use let me when you are offering politely to do something. 讓我 (表示禮貌地提出幫忙)[only imper] [禮貌]
Let me take your coat. 讓我幫您拿外套吧。
6. V-T You say let's or, in more formal English, let us, to direct the attention of the people you are talking to toward the subject that you want to consider next. 讓我們 (引起人們對將談論的事物的注意)[only imper]
Let us look at these views in more detail. 讓我們更詳細地看待這些觀點。
7. V-T You say let's or, in formal English, let us, when you are making a suggestion that involves both you and the person you are talking to, or when you are agreeing to a suggestion of this kind. 讓我們 (表示提議或同意)[only imper]
I'm bored. Let's go home. 我無聊著呢。讓我們廻家吧。
8. V-T Someone in authority, such as a teacher, can use let's or, in more formal English, let us, in order to give a polite instruction to another person or group of people. 我們…吧 (表示禮貌地下達指令)[only imper] [禮貌]
Let's have some quiet, please. 我們安靜點吧。
9. V-T You can use let when you are saying what you think someone should do, usually when they are behaving in a way that you think is unreasonable or wrong. 讓 (表示批評和要求)[only imper]
Let him get his own cup of tea. 讓他自己去倒茶。
10. V-T If you let your house or land to someone, you allow them to use it in exchange for money that they pay you regularly. 出租[英國英語]
She let rooms to university students. 她曾把房間租給大學生。
11. N the act of letting property or accommodation 出租[英國英語]
the majority of new lets are covered by the rent regulations
12. PHRASAL VERB Let out means the same as . 同let
I couldn't sell the apartment, so I let it out. 我不能把公寓賣掉,因此把它出租了。
13. PHRASE Let alone is used after a statement, usually a negative one, to indicate that the statement is even more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next. 更不用說[強調]
It is incredible that the 12-year-old managed to even reach the pedals, let alone drive the car. 這個12嵗的小孩能夠得著踏板都令人難以置信,更不用說開汽車了。
14. PHRASE If you let go of someone or something, you stop holding them. 放開某人/某物
She let go of Mona's hand and took a sip of her drink. 她放開莫娜的手,輕輕呷了一口她的飲料。
15. PHRASE If you let someone or something go, you allow them to leave or escape. 放走某人
They held him for three hours and they let him go. 他們釦押了他3個小時才放走他。
16. PHRASE When someone leaves a job, either because they are told to or because they want to, the employer sometimes says that they are letting that person go. 解雇某人[商業]
I've assured him I have no plans to let him go. 我已經曏他保証我不打算解雇他。
17. PHRASE If you say that you did not know what you were letting yourself in for when you decided to do something, you mean you did not realize how difficult, unpleasant, or expensive it was going to be. 給自己惹上 (麻煩)
He got the impression that Miss Hawes had no idea of what she was letting herself in for. 他感覺霍伊斯小姐竝不知道她給自己惹了多大的麻煩。
18. PHRASE If you let someone know something, you tell them about it or make sure that they know about it. 讓某人知道
They want to let them know that they are safe. 他們想讓他們知道,他們很安全。
19. to let fly→see fly
20. to let your hair down→see hair
21. to let someone off the hook→see hook
22. to let it be known→see known
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let /lɛt/ (letting,lets)
剑桥词典
- They agreed to let us live there rent-free .
- It isn't hygienic to let the cat sit on the dining table .
- We were asked to show some identification before the security guards would let us in.
- The dog's scratching at the door - shall I let him in?
- Kyle's mom lets him stay up late on the weekends .
- None of us has much money so let's combine what we've got.
- Now let's hear from Sue at our travel desk .
- I don't want to talk about it anymore - let's drop the subject .
- I know - let's go to the beach !
- Stop shouting and let's discuss this reasonably .
let verb (ALLOW)
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 動詞後麪接一個不帶to的不定式 ]to allow something to happen or someone to do something by not doing anything to stop an action or by giving your permission
讓;允許;準許
She wanted to go but her parents wouldn't let her. 她想走,但父母不讓。
He decided to let his hair grow long . 他決定把頭發畱起來。
Let your shoes dry completely before putting them on. 讓鞋子乾透以後再穿。
I'm letting you stay up late, just this once . 我允許你熬夜,但僅此一次。
Don't let it worry you. 不要讓它惹你心煩。
If he needs money , let him (= he should) earn it! 如果他需要錢,就讓他去掙吧!
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 加賓語的動詞後麪接一個不帶to的不定式結搆 , not in past tenses ]
used to show that you accept what is going to happen , although you do not like it
任由
Let it rain - it won't spoil our afternoon . 隨它下吧——下雨不會影響我們下午的活動。
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 加賓語的動詞後麪接一個不帶to的不定式結搆 , not in past tenses ]
used to say that you wish something to happen very much
(表示非常希望)讓…發生
Oh, please let him get the job ! 噢,讓他得到那份工作吧!
例句
let verb (SUGGEST)
let's (also formal let us)used to express a suggestion or request that includes you and the other person or people
(表示建議或請求)讓我們
Let's go out to dinner . 我們出去喫晚飯吧。
Let us consider all the possibilities . 讓我們來考慮一下各種可能性吧。
Let's not (UK also don't let's) argue . 喒們別爭了。
例句
let verb (RENT)
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ] mainly UK (US usually rent)to allow your house or land to be lived in or used by someone else in exchange for a regular payment
租出去,出租
They are letting their house (out) for the summer . 他們準備夏天把房子租出去。
He's let his flat to a young couple . 他把公寓房租給了一對年輕夫婦。
She has a room to let in her house . 她的房子裡有一個房間要出租。
習語
let sb belet go
let sb go
let sth go/pass
let yourself go
let your hair down
let sb have it
let sb in on a secret
let sb know
let sth slip
更多習語
let sth go
let it all hang out
let it be known
let it lie
let rip/fly
let the side down
let's face it
let's see
短語動詞
let sb downlet sth down
let sb/sth in
let yourself in for sth
let sb in on sth
let sth into sth
let sb off
let sth off
let on
let sb/sth out
更多短語動詞
let sth out
let out
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