relented

基本解释

• v.变宽厚；变温和；动怜悯之心；缓和；（坏天气）变好

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• She relented when she saw her husband bursting into tears.
  看见丈夫一哭，她的心就软了。
• At first she threatened to dismiss me, but later she relented.
  起初她威胁要解雇我, 但后来她态度软化了。
• So when he opened the back of the van again, I relented, throwing my rucksack inside.
  所以当他再次打开运货车的后面时我让步了，我把背包扔了进去。

原声例句

• When the time came, her parents objected. They only relented when Alexei said that she would instead become a police officer in a dangerous neighborhood.

权威例句

• At the last minute he relented and decided to seek help from a pastor.
  FORBES: Faith healers
• Despite its inflexibility on certain issues, Microsoft has relented on some WP7 design decisions.
  FORBES: Microsoft Explains Windows Phone 7 Design Restrictions
• Indeed, at first he refused to testify before the commission at all, though he later relented.
  ECONOMIST: Thailand

词组短语

短语

• He Relented 他温和下来
• But Relented 但心软
• I Relented Down 我心软下来
• Life is not relented 生命不停歇
• But Then Relented 但后来态度软化

英英字典

柯林斯英英字典

• If you relent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do.