| 词汇 | relented |
| 释义 | relented past simple and past participle ofrelent 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 bow down to someone cave in concede crack like it or lump itidiom resign yourself to something resignation resigned resignedly resort to something settle for something shoulder tolerate trade something off Examples of relentedrelented In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It relented after a series of disputes with the owners. 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 Then they relented and sold about 4,000 council houses in a few years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Too late he changed that policy, relented and allowed it to rise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Too late he relented on that, but not sufficiently. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result was that two appeals were necessary before the immigration department relented and allowed the fine to be repaid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It later relented on this point, after pressure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They relented and accepted that the maximum in the case of parents should be £50. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, later in the same debate he relented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has relented somewhat in regard to the size, and so on, of the houses to be built. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Pauls would have been wiped out had not the citizens protested and the planners relented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The authority has now relented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By his second year (possibly due to an arm injury in a basketball game the previous year), she relented, and he made an immediate impact. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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