relent

英 [rɪ'lent] 美 [rɪ'lent]

• v. 变宽厚；变温和；动怜悯之心；缓和；（坏天气）变好

英英释义

Verb:

1. give in, as to influence or pressure

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.
   起初她威胁要解雇我们所有的人，但是后来她态度软化了。
2. The other students persuaded him to relent.
   其他的学生劝说他要变得温和些。
3. The police will not relent in their fight against crime.
   警方在跟犯罪分子的斗争中决不手软。
4. The pressure on us to finish this task will not relent.
   我们为完成此项任务受到的压力不会减轻。
5. The rain relented just long enough for me to go shopping.
   雨小了一阵，刚好够我去买东西的时间。
6. The hurricane finally relented.
   飓风终于减弱了。

经典引文

• My mother sent him packing...Then relented; then sent him off again.

  出自： S. Bedford

词汇搭配

• relend 再借

近反义词

【近义词】

• yield 生产
• give in 屈服
• cave in 下陷
• change your mind 改变主意
• concede 承认
• give up 放弃
• surrender 投降
• sympathize 同情
• soften (使)变柔和
• bend 弯曲
• submit 使服从
• relax 休息
• in 在 ... 里
• give 给