单词：relenting
音标：[ri'lentiŋ] ；
v. 怜悯, 变温和, 变宽厚( relent的现在分词 ); 堆成垛( rick的过去式和过去分词 )
p. pr. & vb. n. of Relent
词型变化：名词复数形式 : relentings
考试类型：[GRE]
考试类型：[GRE]
relent的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)
- 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。
- The other students persuaded him to relent.其他的学生劝说他要变得温和些。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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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