音标:[ri'lent] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
vi. 变宽厚, 变温和, 动怜悯之心
v give in, as to influence or pressure
词型变化:过去式 : relented ; 现在分词 : relenting ; 过去分词 : relented ; 第三人称单数 : relents ; 名词复数形式 : relents
考试类型:[GRE]
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relent的用法和样例:

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。

词汇搭配

  • relend再借

经典引文

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

    出自:S. Bedford
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