relent
英 [rɪˈlent]
美 [rɪˈlent]
v. 终于答应; 不再拒绝; 变缓和; 变温和; 减弱
过去式：relented 现在分词：relenting 过去分词：relented 第三人称单数：relents 复数：relents
Collins.1 / BNC.18525 / COCA.15454
牛津词典
verb
- 终于答应；不再拒绝
to finally agree to sth after refusing- ‘Well, just for a little while then,’ she said, finally relenting.
“好吧，不过只能待一会儿。”她最后终于答应了。
- ‘Well, just for a little while then,’ she said, finally relenting.
- 变缓和；变温和；减弱
to become less determined, strong, etc.- After two days the rain relented.
两天后，雨势减弱了。 - The police will not relent in their fight against crime.
警方将继续严厉打击犯罪活动。
- After two days the rain relented.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 变宽厚;变温和;心软
If yourelent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do.- Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry.
最后他母亲作出让步，允许她的小儿子结婚。
- Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry.
- VERB (天气)转晴，缓和，转好
If bad weatherrelents, it improves.- If the weather relents, the game will be finished today.
如果天气转好的话，比赛将在今天结束。
- If the weather relents, the game will be finished today.
英英释义
verb
双语例句
- But we have put al Qaeda on a path to defeat, and we will not relent until the job is done.
但是，我们已经把基地逼上了一条失败之路，我们在实现目标之前不会松懈。 - I will not relent in this struggle for the freedom and security of my country and the civilized world.
我不会在这场为我的国家和文明世界的自由与安全所作的斗争中松懈自己的斗志。 - After a pause and a prolonged gaze, she resumed; addressing me in accents of indignant disappointment&` Oh, you see, Nelly, he would not relent a moment to keep me out of the grave.
在一阵沉默和长久的凝视之后，她又讲话了；带着愤慨的失望声调对我说&啊，你瞧，耐莉，他都不肯暂时发发慈悲好让我躲开坟墓。 - Of course, if the person has dietary restrictions that make cooking difficult for you, relent and let her bring a dish she can eat.
当然那如果那人有饮食禁忌，让你做菜为难，发发慈悲，允许她带一个能吃的菜。 - Economic necessity has prompted Canberra to finally relent.
经济的需求最终致使堪培拉放宽了政策。 - I asked him if he could not approach Dick White to see if some pressure could be exerted on Hollis to relent.
我问他，他是否可以去找迪克·怀特，看看能否对霍利斯施加一点压力，让他态度缓和一些。 - Whether the US Treasury will relent and return to an auction remains to be seen.
美国财政部是否会大发慈悲，重新举行拍卖会，这仍有待观察。 - That may have pressured Baosteel to relent.
这可能迫使宝钢软化了立场。 - She is going to drag out the engagement, in the hope of making me relent.
她想把婚约拖下去，打算这样来使我让步。 - We will not relent until justice is done and our nation is secure.
我们不会手软，直到我们实现正义，直到我们的国家安全。