relent
[ri'lent]
v.变宽厚, 变温和, 动怜悯之心, 缓和, (坏天气)变好
例句与用法:
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。
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。
词形变化:
动词过去式: relented | 动词过去分词: relented | 动词现在分词: relenting | 动词第三人称单数: relents |
详细释义:
vi.
1. 变温和; 变宽容; 发慈悲, 怜悯
2. 减弱, 缓和
In the morning the storm relented a little.
早晨大风暴减弱了一些。
3. 【旧】融化
vt.
【旧】减轻, 缓解