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

• So I had to wait for the rain to let up.
  所以我只好等雨小一点。
• We mustn't let up, even though we're winning.
  我们即使快赢了也决不可松劲。
• We mustn't let up now that we have nearly achieved our object.
  既然我们已快达到目标了，就不能松劲。
• The rain had let up.
  雨势已经减弱。
• 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。
• 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。
• We will not stop or let up till Tunis has been captured.
  不攻占突尼斯城我们决不停止也决不松劲。
• C'mon don't let up now, this win should help heal T-Mac's back.
  振作起来吧，不要太失望，赢得比赛的胜利会对麦迪的回归有所帮助。
• The traffic in this city never lets up, even at night
  这个城市道路上的车辆从来就没少过，甚至晚上也不例外。
• 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。