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vt- ① 让;允许(★通常不用被动式)
- He won't let me go.他不让我走。
- Please let me know when the lessons begin.请你让我知道[告诉我]什么时候上课。
- ② 使[让](入、出、上、下等)
- Let the blinds down!把百叶窗放下来!
- Let me by, please.请让我过去。
- I will let the remark by.我不会去计较那种议论。
- He let me into his bedroom.他让我进入他的卧房。
- ③ 使(有某种状态)
- Don't let that dog loose.别放开那只狗。
- Let my things alone.别动我的东西。
- ④ 【主英】出租(=rent)
- This house is to let [to be let].本屋出租。
- House [Room] to let.[告示]吉屋[房]待租。
- ⑤ 使承包(工作);发包
- let a contract发包
- let some work to a carpenter把一些工作包给木匠
- ⑥ 使(液体、气体)流出,泄出
- let a sigh叹出一口气
- let (a person's) blood抽(某人的)血;放血
- He was let blood.他被抽了血。
- ⑦[用于第一、三人称祈使法,表「劝诱、命令、假设、许可」等]
vi- ① 出租,有租赁者
- The house lets for 20,000 dollars a month.这房子每月租金两万。
n- ② 【英口】承租人
- I can't get a let for the rooms.我找不到那些房间的承租人。
补充(1)let us, let's的发音为{lɛts}。 (2)表劝诱的let us句的附加疑问为shall we?如: Let us [Let's] go home at once, shall we? 我们马上回家好不好? (3)let us的否定以don't let us最为普通: 【文】 【英】 Let's not [ 【口】 Don't let's-Let's don't] speak any more. 别再说下去了。 (4)表劝诱时,在 【口】 中,常作Let's,发音恒为轻读,常读作{lɛts}。(参照Let us [lɛtəs] go. 让我们走[放开我们](→vt.?)) Let him do what he likes. 让他做他喜欢做的事。 Let the two lines be parallel. 假设两线平行。 Let there be no mistakes. 不要有错误。 字辨let: 为口语所用的字,除指积极地给与同意或许可外,也常用以指不反对、不禁止、或不妨害之意;有时亦指由于疏忽或怠惰而致使某事发生 I let the grass grow. allow, permit: 均指具有权限[权力]的人给与同意或许可,但allow表不禁止或默许之意,大致与let同义。permit则指积极而明确地给与正式的许可 Father allowed me to climb a mountain. We were permitted to use the room. 字辨hire: 指付钱而得到使用某物之权 hire an auditorium let: 指为赚钱而出让房屋等的使用权利 a house to let lease: 指将财产(通常为动产)订契约租赁 lease one's property with a person rent: 指为了租用房屋、土地或动产,在一定的期间接受[付出]一定的金额 rent a room to [from] a person charter: 为包租汽车、船、飞机等公共交通工具 charter a boat [bus] 短语- let ... be ...
- let ... drop
- let ... go
- Let him go.请释放他。
- He let go his hold.他放开手中的东西。
- The maid was let go.女仆被解雇了。
- let ... into ...
- I'll let you into a little secret.我要告诉你一个小秘密。
- He was let into the secret.他被告以秘密。
- let ... out
- ① 放出;释放;使流出;使漏出;将(衣服)放宽,放松,放长;将(马等)出租;【美口】放(学);散(会);解雇;开除
- ② 发出(光、香味、声音等)
- ③ 说出
- ④ (对人)猛击,猛踢,破口大骂<at>;【美口】解散;结束
- let a person [oneself] in for ...
- ① 使某人[自己]卷[陷]入(麻烦、困难、损失等之中)
- It could let us in for trouble.这可能使我们陷入麻烦。
- let down
- ① 放低,放下;(无法支持而)掉落;减速
- ② 使失望;使受辱
- ③ 放松;松懈
- We must not let down our vigilance against the enemy.我们不可以放松对敌人的警惕。
- let fall
- ① 丢下;使掉落;倒下
- ② (不经意地)说,吐出,无意中说出,不当心泄露
- He let fall that he had a new girlfriend.他不经意地说出他有一个新的女朋友。
- In the course of the conversation he let fall a hint or two of his intended journey abroad.他在那次谈话中,无意间在一两处说出他打算有海外之行。
- let go of ...
- He let go of the rope.他放开那条绳子。
- let in
- ① 让(…)进入[let ... in ...]
- ② 让…进入…
- Let the cat in the house.让猫进屋里。
- let it go at that
- let loose
- Let me see.
- let off
- ① 开(枪),放(烟火)
- ② 开(玩笑)
- ③ 释放;从轻发落
- ④ 让(某人)下(车等)
- ⑤ 放出(蒸汽等)
- ⑥ 免除(惩罚、工作等)
- let a person off from work免除某人的工作
- I let him off washing the clothes.我免他洗衣。
- He let us off the hook.他使我们脱离困境。
- let on
- ① 【口】告密,泄露秘密
- ② 【口】让(某人)上(车)
- let oneself go
- let slide
- let slip
- ① 使自由;错过(机会等);不经意地泄漏(秘密等);不关心,不理
- let up
- ① 【口】停止;放松;(暴风雨等)平息;(雨)变小
- He worked without letting up.他不停地工作。
- Will the snow ever let up?雪到底会不会停?
- To Let
- ① 【英】吉屋[房]出租(=【美】For Rent)
同义词- authorizevt.授权
- grantvt.同意
- suffervt.容许
- lets
- letting
- letted/let
- letted/let
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