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

• 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 we have sent a message from the Afghan border to the Arabian Peninsula to all parts of the globe: we will not relent, we will not waver, and we will defeat you.
  而且，我们已经从阿富汗边境向阿拉伯半岛直至全世界发出了信息：我们不会怜悯、我们不会动摇、我们会打败你们。
• 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。
• She is going to drag out the engagement, in the hope of making me relent.
  她想把婚约拖下去，打算这样来使我让步。
• 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。
• I will not relent in this struggle for the freedom and security of my country and the civilized world.
  我不会在这场为我的国家和文明世界的自由与安全所作的斗争中松懈自己的斗志。
• 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。
• "In your arms take me as I relent"
  ‘让我溶化在你的双臂’
• 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。
• 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。