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

• 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。
• Presently the rain let up.
  俄顷雨止。
• It's raining very hard. I wonder if it will let up.
  雨下得很大，我想知道雨势是否会停。
• We can't let up on our efforts to compete with other more successful firms.
  在同其他那些更兴隆的公司竞争中，我们丝毫松懈不得。
• If the rain doesn't let up soon, we won't be able to have our picnic.
  如果雨再不停，我们就没办法去郊游了。
• 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。
• You're much too strict, why don't you let up on him?
  你太严格了，你为什么不能对他宽松一点？
• Let up for a minute, you can't work hard all day.
  休息一会儿你不能整天苦干。
• We should never let up for a moment.
  我们一刻也不能松劲。
• He refused to let up on the boy until his school grades improved.
  直到那孩子学业有了进步他才肯放宽他对他的管束。