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
- 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。 - 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。 - That may have pressured Baosteel to relent.
这可能迫使宝钢软化了立场。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - And the United States of America will not relent until this war is won.
美国在赢得这场战争的胜利之前会一直保持攻势。 - 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。 - 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。