let

let1
(letting; past and past participle let)
  1. [with obj. and infinitive]not prevent or forbid; allow
    允许，让
    my boss let me leave early.
    我老板允许我早些离开。
    you mustn't let yourself get so involved.
    你不能让自己陷得太深。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]allow to pass in a particular direction
    允许通过
    could you let the dog out?.
    把狗放出去好吗？。
    a tiny window that let in hardly any light.
    几乎透不进光的小窗户。
  2. [with obj. and infinitive]used in the imperative to formulate various expressions
    ［用在祈使句中表达多种意思］
    ■(let us或 let's)used as a polite way of making or responding to a suggestion, giving an instruction, or introducing a remark
    ［用以礼貌地表达建议、命令和引出下文］让我们…吧
    let's have a drink.
    我们来喝一杯吧。
    ‘Shall we go?’ ‘Yes, let's.’.
    “咱们是不是该走了？”“好，走吧。”。
    ■(let me 或 let us)used to make a polite offer of help
    ［表示礼貌地提供帮助］让我（或我们）…（好吗？）
    ‘Here, let me,’ offered Bruce.
    “来，让我来帮你，”布鲁斯说。
    ■used to express one's strong desire for something to happen or be the case
    ［表示很希望某事能发生或就是那种情况］要是…多好啊，但愿
    ‘Dear God,’ Jessica prayed, ‘let him be all right.’.
    “慈爱的上帝，”杰西卡祷告说，“但愿他一切平安。”。
    ■used as a way of expressing defiance or challenge
    ［表示抗拒或挑衅］
    if he wants to walk out, well let him!.
    他要是想不干，就让他走！。
    ■used to express an assumption upon which a theory or calculation is to be based
    ［作为理论或计算的基础或出发点］假设，设
    let A and B stand for X and Y respectively.
    假设A与B分别代表X和Y。
  3. [with obj.]allow someone to have the use of (a room or property) in return for regular payments
    出租（房屋）
    homeowners will be able to let rooms to lodgers without having to pay tax.
    业主可以出租房屋而不必付税。
    they've let out their flat.
    他们已经把自己的公寓租出去了。
    ■award (a contract for a particular project) to an applicant
    （将工程）承包给
    preliminary contracts were let and tunnelling work started.
    初步的承包合同已经签好，隧道已经开挖。
noun
  1. (Brit.)a period during which a room or property is rented to someone
    (英)租期
    I've taken a month's let on the flat.
    那公寓我租下一个月。
    ■a property available for rent
    待租房，可出租房产
    an unfurnished let.
    不含家具的待租房。
常用词组
let alone
  1. used to indicate that something is far less likely, possible, or suitable than something else already mentioned
    ［表示某事比刚提到的更不可能或更不恰当］更别提
    he was incapable of leading a bowling team, let alone a country.
    他连带领保龄球队的本事都没有，更别提领导国家了。
let someone/thing alone
  1. 见 alone
let someone/thing be
  1. stop disturbing or interfering with
    别打扰，不干预
    let him be—he knows what he wants.
    随他去吧——他知道自己要做什么。
let someone down gently
  1. seek to give someone bad news in a way that avoids causing them too much distress or humiliation
    委婉告诉，给…台阶下
let something drop (或 fall)
  1. casually reveal a piece of information
    无意中说出，不经意透露
    from the things he let drop I think there was a woman in his life.
    从他随口说出的话里，我听出他身边有一个女人。
let fall
  1. (Geometry)draw (a perpendicular) from an outside point to a line
    (几何)向一直线作垂线
let fly
  1. attack, either physically or verbally
    对…进行（身体或语言）攻击
    the troops let fly with shells loaded with chemical weapons.
    军队用化学武器炮弹进行攻击。
let oneself go
  1. act in an unrestrained or uninhibited way
    率性而为
    you need to unwind and let yourself go.
    你该放松下来，干点自己想干的事。
  2. become careless or untidy in one's habits or appearance
    不修边幅，邋遢
    he's really let himself go since my mother died.
    自从妈妈去世之后，他变得越来越邋遢。
let someone/thing go
  1. allow someone or something to escape or go free
    放，释放
    they let the hostages go.
    他们放了人质。
    ■dismiss an employee
    解雇员工
  2. (亦作 let go 或 let go of)relinquish one's grip on someone or something
    放开，释放
    Adam let go of the reins.
    亚当脱手缰绳。
    you must let the past go.
    你必须摆脱过去。
let someone have it
  1. (informal)attack someone physically or verbally
    (非正式)揍，教训；痛骂
    I really let him have it for worrying me so much.
    他老是烦我，我好好教训了他一顿。
let in (或 out) the clutch
  1. engage (or release) the clutch of a vehicle by releasing pressure on (or applying it to) the clutch pedal
    咬合（或放开）离合器
let it drop (或 rest)
  1. say or do no more about a matter or problem
    到此为止
let it go (或 pass)
  1. choose not to react to an action or remark
    不搭理
    the decision worried us, but we let it go.
    这决定让我们担心，不过我们没去理它。
let someone know
  1. inform someone
    告诉某人
    let me know what you think of him.
    告诉我你怎么看他。
let someone/thing loose
  1. release someone or something
    放开，放松（某人或某物）
    let the dog loose for a minute.
    把狗放开一会儿吧。
    ■allow someone freedom of action in a particular place or situation
    （在某场合）给予自由
    people are only let loose on the system once they have received sufficient training.
    只有当人们有足够训练之后，才允许他们脱离体制自由发展。
    ■suddenly utter a sound or remark
    突然说出
    he let loose a stream of abuse.
    他突然破口大骂。
let me see (或 think)
  1. used when one is pausing, trying to remember something, or considering one's next words
    ［暂时停下，回想某事或考虑下面的话］让我想想
    now let me see, where did I put it?.
    让我想想，我把它放哪儿了？。
let me tell you
  1. used to emphasize a statement
    ［表示强调］告诉你吧
    let me tell you, I was very scared!.
    告诉你吧，我吓坏了。
let off steam
  1. 见 steam
let rip
  1. 见 rip
let's face it (或 let's be honest)
  1. (informal)used to convey that one must be realistic about an unwelcome fact or situation
    (非正式)［表示应面对现实］老实说，说实在的
    let's be honest, your taste in men is famously bad.
    老实说，你看男人的眼光简直差极了。
let slip
  1. 见 slip
let's pretend
  1. a game or set of circumstances in which one behaves as though a fictional or unreal situation is a real one
    模拟游戏；逢场作戏
let's say (或 let us say)
  1. used as a way of introducing a hypothetical or possible situation
    ［引出假设或可能情况］假设
    let's say we agreed to go our separate ways.
    假设我们同意分道扬镳。
to let
  1. (of a room or property) available for rent
    （房屋）可供出租的
语源
  1. Old English lǣtan 'leave behind, leave out', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laten and German lassen, also to late
继承用法
let down
  1. (of an aircraft or a pilot) descend prior to making a landing
    （飞机或飞行员着陆前）下降
let someone down
  1. fail to support or help someone as they had hoped or expected
    不支持，辜负，拆台
    ■(let someone/thing down)have a detrimental effect on the overall quality or success of someone or something
    使功亏一篑，影响大局
    the whole machine is let down by the tacky keyboard.
    整个机器就被这个破键盘给搞坏了。
let something down
  1. lower something slowly or in stages
    放下，放低
    they let down a basket on a chain.
    他们用链子把篮子放了下去。
  2. make a garment longer by lowering the hem
    放出（褶边)，放长（衣服）
  3. (Brit.)deflate a tyre
    (英)给车胎放气
let oneself in for
  1. (informal)involve oneself in (something likely to be difficult or unpleasant)
    (非正式)陷入，卷入（麻烦）
    I didn't know what I was letting myself in for.
    我不知道自己会卷入什么样的麻烦之中。
let someone in on/into
  1. allow someone to know or share (something secret or confidential)
    让（某人）知道（内情）
    I'll let you into a secret.
    我告诉你一个秘密。
let something into
  1. set something back into (the surface to which it is fixed), so that it does not project from it
    把…嵌入，插入
    the basin is partly let into the wall.
    洗手盆部分嵌入墙内。
let someone off
  1. punish someone lightly or not at all for a misdemeanour or offence
    （对错误或非法行为）从轻处理，放过
    he was let off with a caution.
    他受了警告就轻松逃脱了。
  2. excuse someone from a task or obligation
    允许不必（工作）
    he let me off work for the day.
    他允许我这天不干活。
let something off
  1. cause a gun, firework, or bomb to fire or explode
    放（枪，爆竹，炸弹）
let on
informal
非正式
  1. reveal or divulge information to someone
    放口风，泄漏秘密
    she knows a lot more than she lets on.
    她知道的比透露出来的多得多。
    [with clause]I never let on that he made me feel anxious.
    我从未告诉别人他让我担心的秘密。
  2. pretend
    假装
    [with clause]they all let on they didn't hear me.
    他们都假装没听见我的话。
let out
  1. (N. Amer.)(of lessons at school, a meeting, or an entertainment) finish, so that those attending are able to leave
    (北美)（课程，会议，娱乐）结束
    his classes let out at noon.
    他的课中午结束。
let someone out
  1. release someone from obligation or suspicion
    不再让（某人）负责，不再猜疑（某人）
    they've started looking for motives—that lets me out.
    他们已经开始寻找动机 了——我的嫌疑也因此被排除了。
let something out
  1. utter a sound or cry
    发出声音或喊叫
    he let out a sigh of happiness.
    他愉快地舒了口气。
  2. make a garment looser or larger, typically by adjusting a seam
    （尤指改缝）放大（衣服）
  3. reveal a piece of information
    透露消息
    [with clause]she let out that he'd given her a lift home.
    她透露说他开车送她回家。
let up
  1. (informal)(of something undesirable) become less intense or severe
    (非正式)（不快之事）减小，缓和
    the rain's letting up—it'll be clear soon.
    雨越下越小，马上就会放晴。
    ■relax one's efforts
    停止（努力）
    she was so far ahead that she could afford to let up a bit.
    她遥遥领先，所以她完全可以放松一点。
let up on
  1. (informal)treat or deal with in a more lenient manner
    (非正式)宽容对待，放…一马
    she didn't let up on Cunningham.
    她没有放坎宁安一马。
let2
noun
  1. (in racket sports) a circumstance under which a service is nullified and has to be taken again, especially (in tennis) when the ball clips the top of the net and falls within bounds
    （网拍式运动）触网重发
(letting; past and past participle letted或let)
  1. [with obj.](archaic)hinder
    (古)妨碍，阻碍
    pray you let us not; we fain would greet our mother.
    莫阻吾辈，吾唯愿致意母亲。
常用词组
let or hindrance
  1. (formal)obstruction or impediment
    (正式)妨碍，阻碍
    the passport opened frontiers to the traveller without let or hindrance.
    这一护照使旅行者可以无阻碍地入境。
play a let
  1. (in tennis, squash, etc.) play a point again because the ball or one of the players has been obstructed
    （网球运动等）触网重发
语源
  1. Old English lettan 'hinder', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch letten, also to late
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