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　

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牛津词典

verb

• 终于答应；不再拒绝
  to finally agree to sth after refusing
  1. ‘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。
• 变缓和；变温和；减弱
  to become less determined, strong, etc.
  1. After two days the rain relented.
     两天后，雨势减弱了。
  2. The police will not relent in their fight against crime.
     警方将继续严厉打击犯罪活动。

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.
  1. 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。
• VERB (天气)转晴，缓和，转好
  If bad weatherrelents, it improves.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

• give in, as to influence or pressure
  Synonym:yieldsoften

双语例句

• In certain circumstances, our parents would relent and permit us to meet.
  在某些情况下，我们的父母会发慈悲，让我们见见面。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Relent, O Lord! How long will it be?
  耶和华阿，我们要等到几时呢？
• Having nothing more to fear, having scarce anything to hope, for that he would relent there seemed no promise whatever, she lay down dully.
  他似乎无论如何也不会宽恕她了，既然已经没有什么可怕的了，也没有什么可盼的了，所以她就感觉迟钝地睡下了。
• That may have pressured Baosteel to relent.
  这可能迫使宝钢软化了立场。
• 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。
• 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 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。