Relent
[ rɪ'lɛnt ]
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vi. 动怜悯心;发慈悲心;
vt. 收敛;变温和;
💡 词根助记
re再+lent松 →—再放松 → 放松；宽厚
📝 例句
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。
Your own family might in time relent.
你自己的家庭总有一天会变温和。
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。
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.
🌱 联想助记
【记】re-前缀“再、又”,lent-借:穷人根本还不起债,但地主还是再次借给他钱让他渡过难关,这个地主真是发慈悲呀
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
relent
v[I]
1 decide to be less strict, determined or harsh 决定采取较为温和、 缓和或宽容的态度和做法
Afterwards she relented and let the children stay up late to watch TV. 後来她宽容了些, 让孩子们晚睡看电视.
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.
2 (of the speed or rate of doing sth, etc) become less intense （指做某事等的速度或进度）减弱, 缓和
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.
3 (of bad weather) improve （指坏天气）变好
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri'lent]vi. 变宽厚, 变温和, 动怜悯之心
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OK. Good night.
好， 晚安。
What is the economy like in this country?
这个国家的经济如何？
It's between the post office and the hospital.
它就在邮电局和医院之间。