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

• Davis, feeling that any man possessing a human heart would relent when that delicious perfume met his nose.
  看着美味的腌橙，安米觉得但凡有一点同情心的人闻到这份酸橙的美味也该心软了。
• Economic necessity has prompted Canberra to finally relent.
  经济的需求最终致使堪培拉放宽了政策。
• 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。
• The Arab League, Saudi Arabia and the Turkish Foreign Minister pressed Syria to relent.
  阿拉伯国家联盟、沙特阿拉伯以及土耳其外交部长要求叙利亚立即停火。
• Hopes that the US might relent on targets were always overly optimistic.
  寄希望于美国在减排目标问题上让步，未免过于乐观。
• Whether the US Treasury will relent and return to an auction remains to be seen.
  美国财政部是否会大发慈悲，重新举行拍卖会，这仍有待观察。
• 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。
• Mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up.
  不愿意去宽容而显现冷酷。
• 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。
• "In your arms take me as I relent"
  ‘让我溶化在你的双臂’