| 词汇 | relent |
| 释义 | relent verb[ I ] uk /rɪˈlent/ us /rɪˈlent/ to act in a less severe way towards someone and allow something that you had refused to allow before: 变温和；变宽容；不再拒绝 Her parents eventually relented and let her go to the party.她父母的态度最后缓和了下来，同意她去参加聚会。 The security guard relented and let them through.保安最后同意了，给他们放了行。 Synonyms soften yield Accepting & agreeing reluctantly accede to something acceptance acquiescence be resigned to somethingidiom bend to something bow down to someone cave in concede crack peace philosophical resign yourself to something resignation resigned resignedly resort to something settle for something shoulder tolerate trade something off relent | American Dictionaryrelent verb[ I ] us/rɪˈlent/ to do something you had refused to do before, or to allow someone to do something that you had refused to allow before: For days we begged him to see a doctor about his cough, and finally he relented. Examples of relentrelent A selection with this pronunciation is: rebut, recant, reduce, refresh, refuse, regret, relent, remove, repeat, repute, requite, resemble, resist, retain, reveal, revolt and reward. The daughter did not relent and continued to even insist on resuscitation. It relented after a series of disputes with the owners. Timeteo eventually relents, selling the idol for two gold pieces. I have watched crack reporters bullying, stalking out their prey, kicking on doors and refusing to relent after the source has cracked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But that gives us no grounds for complacency and no grounds to relent in any way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we know from experience elsewhere that we must not relent in the search for higher standards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The desire of people to better themselves, however understandable, is not a reason to relent on implementing immigration controls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sadly, we see no prospect that he will relent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Later—under pressure from me—it relented, although legal action was still a possibility. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even if they have repented or relented of it subsequently, such has been the damage to them that their position is irrecoverable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He gradually came under pressure, and he has now relented a little in these charges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In regard to the incidence of his tax upon our disabled fellow citizens he should reflect and relent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that she will relent thoroughly and make matters a good deal easier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he at last relent and find time to discuss it next week? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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