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*let /lɛt; let/
v [T] let, let, letting
1 to give someone permission to do something 允许:
I'll come if my dad lets me. 爸爸允许的话我就来。
let sb do sth "Let him speak," said Ralph. “让他讲。”拉尔夫说道。
let sb go (=to give permission for someone to leave a place) 允许某人离开
2 to allow something to happen任，让〔某事发生〕:
She let the handkerchief fall to the ground. 她任由手帕掉在地上。
Let me through, I'm a doctor! 让我过去，我是医生！
3 let's spoken used to suggest to someone that you should do something together 【口】 让我们…〔用于建议一起做某事〕:
I'm hungry — let's eat. 我饿了 — 我们一起吃饭吧。
4 let's see spoken used when you are trying to remember or find something 【口】 让我想想，让我找找〔努力记起或寻找某物时说的话〕:
Now let's see, where did I put it? 好吧，让我想想，我把它放到哪里去了？
5 let go to stop holding something 放手; 放开:
+ of "Let go of me!" Ben shouted. “放开我！”本大声叫道。
6 let sb know to tell someone something 告诉某人:
Let me know when you're ready. 你准备好了告诉我一声。
7 let me do sth spoken used when you are offering to help someone 【口】 让我来做某事〔用于主动帮助别人时〕:
Let me carry that for you. 让我来帮你拿吧。
8 to allow someone to use a room or building in return for money 出租〔房屋等〕:
We're letting our spare room to a student. 我们要把空房间租给一个学生。
9 let alone used to say that one thing is not true or does not happen, so another thing cannot possibly be true or happen 更不用说，更谈不上:
Davey can't even crawl yet, let alone walk! 戴维连爬都不会，更谈不上走了！
10 let sth go/pass/ride to not react to something annoying that someone has said or done 对某事不计较:
We'll let it go this time, but don't be late again. 这次我们就算了，但以后不能再迟到。
11 let fly to suddenly start shouting at someone or hitting them, especially because you feel angry 〔尤因气愤而〕破口大骂; 击打
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: let us
1 Let us is usually shortened to let's when it is used in conversation to make a suggestion that includes the person you are speaking to. 在表示所作的建议包括说话的对象时，let us 常缩略成 let's:
Come on, Jim, let's go and have lunch. 来吧，吉姆，我们去吃午饭吧。
Let's have a party at the end of term. 学期结束时，我们开个派对吧。
2 Let's can be used by itself to show that you agree with someone else's suggestion. let's 可单独使用，表示同意别人的建议:
"Shall we go to the cinema tonight?" "Oh, yes, let's!" “我们今晚去看电影好吗？”“哦，好的，我们去吧！”
3 The negative of let's is let's not. let's 的否定形式为 let's not:
Let's not waste any more time on this. 让我们别在这上面浪费时间了。
(In British English don't let's is also possible. 在英国英语中也可以用 don't let's。) let sb downto disappoint someone, especially by not doing what you promised 让〔某人〕失望〔尤指失信〕:
You won't let me down, will you? 你不会让我失望的，是吗？
let sb in/into
to allow someone to enter a building or room 允许〔某人〕进入〔建筑物或房间〕
let sb in on sth
to tell someone a secret 把秘密告诉〔某人〕
let sb off
to not punish someone or not make them do something that they should have done 宽恕; 免除〔某人应做的事〕:
I'll let you off this time, but don't do it again. 这次我就饶了你，但不要再这么做了。
let on
to show that you know a secret 泄露〔秘密〕; 透露:
+ (that) I won't let on I know anything about it. 我不会透露我知道这件事。
let out
1 [T let sb out] to allow someone to leave a building or room 放…出去; 释放
2 let out a scream/cry etc to make a sound, especially a loud one 发出尖叫/叫喊等:
Suddenly, Ben let out a yell and jumped up. 突然，本大叫一声，跳了起来。
let up
if rain or snow lets up, it stops or there is less of it 〔雨、雪〕停止; 减弱
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