let

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vt. 让, 假设, 出租, 排放, 妨碍 vi. 出租, 被承包 n. 出租屋, 障碍

发音

其它 /lɛt/
US /lɛt/

词形变化

lets 复数 lettest 过去式 letteth 三单 lets 三单 letting 现在分词 leet 过去式 leet 过去分词 letten 过去式 letten 过去分词 letted 过去式

别名

lett lettest letteth

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent.

  2. 1.

    An obstacle or hindrance.

    Without let or hindrance

  3. 2.

    The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.

    体育
v. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).

    及物

    After he knocked for hours, I decided to let him come in.

  2. 2.

    To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave alone.

    及物

    Let me be!

  3. 3.

    To allow the release of (a fluid).

    及物

    The physicians let about a pint of his blood, but to no avail.

  4. 4.

    To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.

    出租

    及物

    I decided to let the farmhouse to a couple while I was working abroad.

  5. 5.

    To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.

    及物

    to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering

  6. 6.

    Used to introduce a first or third person imperative verb construction.

    及物

    Let's put on a show!

    Let us have a moment of silence.

    Let me just give you the phone number.

    Let P be the point where AB and OX intersect.

    "Let there be no doubt: I saw you boyfriend with another girl" "Let him. I don't care anymore".

  7. 7.

    To cause (+ bare infinitive).

    及物

    Can you let me know what time you'll be arriving?

  8. 1.

    To hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something).

    古体
  9. 2.

    To prevent someone from doing something; also to prevent something from happening.

    废旧
  10. 3.

    To tarry or delay.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

netball

上位词 2

service serve
动词

同义词 7

have get allow rent permit lease countenance

反义词 1

prevent

上位词 10

have get make give leave cause accept create consent stimulate

下位词 10

give stand trust clear pass bear support favor allow admit

近义相关 2

allow grant

相关短语

let on <非正>泄密, 透露, 假装 let alone 不管 let go 放开, 释放, 发射 let down 放下, 使失望, 使屈辱, 松劲, 减速下降 [机] 放下, 排出 let off steam 放掉多余的蒸汽, 花掉多余的精力, 发泄强烈的感情, 发脾气 let out 放掉, 泄露, 放大, 出租 [经] 出租 let oneself go 放松 let the cat out of the bag 真相大白, 秘密泄露; 露马脚; 露出狐狸尾巴; 露馅儿 let in 放进, 招致, 嵌入 let sleeping dogs lie 莫惹是非 let slip 放走, 无意中吐露, 错过 let it be 就这样吧 let off 放出, 饶恕 [机] 放出 let in on

词源

Derived from Middle English leten, læten, from Old English lǣtan (“to allow, let go, bequeath, leave, rent”), from Proto-West Germanic *lātan, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną (“to leave behind, allow”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to be tired, leave”). Cognates Cognate with Scots lat, lete (“to let, leave”), Yola leth (“let”), North Frisian leet, let, lätje (“to let”), Bavarian låssn (“to let”), Dutch, Low German laten (“to let, leave”), German lassen, laßen (“to let, leave, allow”), Luxembourgish loossen (“to let, leave”), Yiddish לאָזן (lozn, “to let”), Danish lade (“to let, allow, leave”), Faroese, Icelandic láta (“to let”), Norwegian Bokmål la (“to let, leave”), Norwegian Nynorsk la, lata, late (“let, allow”), Swedish låta (“to let, allow, leave”), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (lētan, “to let”), Albanian lë (“to allow, let, leave”) and partially related to French laisser (“to let”).

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