英
[rɪ'lent]
美
[rɪ'lent]
- v. 变宽厚;变温和;动怜悯之心;缓和;(坏天气)变好
relent的用法和样例:
例句
用作动词 (v.)
- At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.
起初她威胁要解雇我们所有的人,但是后来她态度软化了。 - The other students persuaded him to relent.
其他的学生劝说他要变得温和些。 - The police will not relent in their fight against crime.
警方在跟犯罪分子的斗争中决不手软。 - The pressure on us to finish this task will not relent.
我们为完成此项任务受到的压力不会减轻。 - The rain relented just long enough for me to go shopping.
雨小了一阵,刚好够我去买东西的时间。 - The hurricane finally relented.
飓风终于减弱了。
词汇搭配
- relend 再借
经典引文
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My mother sent him packing...Then relented; then sent him off again.
出自: S. Bedford