Relent
[ r?'l?nt ]
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vi. 動憐憫心;發慈悲心;
vt. 收斂;變溫和;
?? 詞根助記
re再+lent松 →—再放松 → 放松；寬厚
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Oh you see, Nelly, he would not relent a moment to keep me out of the grave.
啊，你瞧，耐莉，他都不肯暫時發發慈悲好讓我不進墳墓。
Your own family might in time relent.
你自己的家庭總有一天會變溫和。
She is going to drag out the engagement, in the hope of making me relent.
她想把婚約拖下去，打算這樣來使我讓步。
The police will not relent in their fight against crime.
警方在跟犯罪分子的斗爭中決不手軟.
?? 聯想助記
【記】re-前綴“再、又”,lent-借:窮人根本還不起債,但地主還是再次借給他錢讓他渡過難關,這個地主真是發慈悲呀
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relent
v[I]
1 decide to be less strict, determined or harsh 決定采取較為溫和、 緩和或寬容的態度和做法
Afterwards she relented and let the children stay up late to watch TV. 後來她寬容了些, 讓孩子們晚睡看電視.
The police will not relent in their fight against crime. 警方在跟犯罪分子的斗爭中決不手軟.
2 (of the speed or rate of doing sth, etc) become less intense （指做某事等的速度或進度）減弱, 緩和
The pressure on us to finish this task will not relent. 我們為完成此項任務受到的壓力不會減輕.
3 (of bad weather) improve （指壞天氣）變好
The rain relented just long enough for me to go shopping. 雨小了一陣, 剛好夠我去買東西的時間.
?? 擴展釋義
*[ri'lent]vi. 變寬厚, 變溫和, 動憐憫之心
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Take the time to be there for your children and they will grow up into responsible young adults.
花點時間陪伴你的小孩，他們會成長為有責任心的人。
I like hot weather best.
我最喜歡熱天氣。
You're impossible.
你真不可救藥。