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 if it does not relent, foreign computer makers should draw a line at this unwarranted extension of government information control and refuse to go along.
不过，如果他们没有通融的意思，外国电脑制造商应该与这种政府信息控制权的不当延伸划清界限，拒绝就范。 - 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。 - I will not yield. I will not rest. I will not relent in waging this struggle for the freedom and security of the American people.
我不会屈服，不会停步，为了美国人民的自由和安全，我要顽强地斗争，永不停息。 - And did not the Lord relent, so that he did not bring the disaster he pronounced against them?
耶和华就后悔，不把自己所说的灾祸降与他们。 - We are pushing for them to relent and let go of those financial resources that they have long coveted.
我们慈悲的希望他们能够放手了，那些被他们掠夺了这么久的金融资源。 - 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。 - So we will not relent until the terrorists who plot murder against our people are found and dealt with.
因此，在阴谋杀害我国人民的恐怖分子被抓获并被惩治以前，我们绝不罢休。 - 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。 - Oh you see, Nelly, he would not relent a moment to keep me out of the grave.
啊，你瞧，耐莉，他都不肯暂时发发慈悲好让我不进坟墓。 - Because of the tears that are falling silently without relent and preventing me from seeing you.
因为那无法停止、默默留下的眼泪，阻止我看著你。