let out
短语放掉, 泄露, 放大, 出租 [经] 出租
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词形变化
释义与例句
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1.
To release.
及物The students were let out of school early.
If you go into the aviary, don't let out any of the birds!
I was able to let the butterfly out of the window.
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2.
Of a school: to finish for the day or term, allowing the pupils to go home.
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To allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls.
He let out the reins when they were a mile from the barn.
The engineer let out the throttle after the train crossed the bridge.
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4.
To rent out.
We let out the house and went on a two-year world trip.
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To enlarge by adjusting one or more seams.
After the holidays he had to have his suits let out.
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6.
Of sound, to emit.
非正式The dog let out a yelp.
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To disclose.
He accidentally let out the location for the meeting.
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To begin to tell a story.
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To lay off or fire someone (from a job).
过时 俚语 及物