词汇 | let up |
释义 | let up phrasal verb with let verb uk/let/ us/let/ letting | let informal (IMPROVE) 改善,好转;停止 If bad weather or an unpleasant situation lets up, it stops or improves. When the rain lets up we'll go for a walk. 等雨一停我们就出去散步。 (STOP) 停止,终止 to stop doing something that you have been doing continuously or in a determined way Neil spent the entire evening moaning about his job - he just wouldn't let up. 尼尔一整晚都在抱怨他的工作——说起来没完没了。 The police insist that they are not letting up on their campaign against drugs. 警方坚称不会停止打击毒品犯罪的行动。 let-up noun [ C usually singular ] informal uk/ˈlet.ʌp/ us/ˈlet̬.ʌp/ 减弱力量;减少强度 a pause or reduction in something, usually something bad The airline authorities are not expecting a let-up in delays (= are not expecting delays to stop) for the rest of the summer. 航空公司方面预计今年夏季航班延误的情况依然会出现。 |
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