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relented

R 开头单词

基本解释

  • v.变宽厚；变温和；动怜悯之心；缓和；（坏天气）变好

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • She relented when she saw her husband bursting into tears.
    看见丈夫一哭，她的心就软了。
  • At first she threatened to dismiss me, but later she relented.
    起初她威胁要解雇我, 但后来她态度软化了。
  • So when he opened the back of the van again, I relented, throwing my rucksack inside.
    所以当他再次打开运货车的后面时我让步了，我把背包扔了进去。

    • 原声例句

  • When the time came, her parents objected. They only relented when Alexei said that she would instead become a police officer in a dangerous neighborhood.

    • 权威例句

  • At the last minute he relented and decided to seek help from a pastor.
    FORBES: Faith healers
  • Despite its inflexibility on certain issues, Microsoft has relented on some WP7 design decisions.
    FORBES: Microsoft Explains Windows Phone 7 Design Restrictions
  • Indeed, at first he refused to testify before the commission at all, though he later relented.
    ECONOMIST: Thailand

词组短语

    短语

  • He Relented 他温和下来
  • But Relented 但心软
  • I Relented Down 我心软下来
  • Life is not relented 生命不停歇
  • But Then Relented 但后来态度软化

英英字典

    柯林斯英英字典

  • If you relent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do.