relent

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vi. 变宽厚, 变温和, 动怜悯之心

发音

UK /ɹɪˈlɛnt/

词形变化

relents 复数 relents relented relentest relenteth relenting relents 三单 relenting 现在分词 relented 过去式 relented 过去分词 more relent 比较级 most relent 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

再借给（relend的过去分词）

动词

使变温和；减轻

动词

变温和，变宽厚；减弱；缓和

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A stay; a stop; a delay.

  2. 2.

    A relenting.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.

    不及物

    He had planned to ground his son for a month, but relented and decided to give him a stern lecture instead.

  2. 2.

    To slacken; to abate.

    不及物

    We waited for the storm to relent before we ventured outside.

    He will not relent in his effort to reclaim his victory.

  3. 3.

    To lessen, make less severe or intense.

    废旧 及物
  4. 4.

    To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting

    过时 不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Softhearted; yielding.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

yield soften

上位词 3

accept consent go for

下位词 1

truckle

词源

From Middle English relenten, from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin re- + lentare (“to bend”), from lentus (“soft, pliant, slow”). Earliest recording dates to 1526.

来源：wiktionary