英语释义

1. to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity

2. to cease resistance give in

3. let up, slacken

4. soften, mollify

5. to agree to do or accept something that you have been resisting or opposing

6. to become less severe, harsh, strong, determined, etc.

7. to become less severe, harsh, or strict
The wind relented by evening.

8. to give in after first resisting or refusing My dad finally relented and increased my allowance.

片语

Life is not relented生命不停歇

He Relented他温和下来

But Then Relented但后来态度软化

I Relented Down我心软下来

But Relented但心软

subdued（人）闷闷不乐的；（光线或色彩）柔和的；（声音）压低的；（商业活动）冷清的，低迷的

英汉例句

• Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

  于是耶和华后悔，不把所说的祸降与他的百姓。

• My wife finally relented and paid full fare for the two rabbits, significantly raising the entry costs of our family「s arrival into the community of rabbit owners.

  最后，我太太态度软化，给两只兔子买了全票，我家晋身兔子主人的準入成本骤然提高。

• Popper, who intensely disliked being contradicted, even by a fundamental principle of nature, relented only after Einstein convinced him in the summer of 1935 that his experiment was flawed.

  极其不喜欢被反驳的波普尔，哪怕与他抵触的是一项基本自然法则，他也始终不能释怀，一直到爱因斯坦1935年夏天时说服他，他的试验是有缺陷的。

• Ms. de Larrocha said that once her aunt locked the instrument, she banged her head on the floor until Marshall relented and began to teach her.

  德拉罗查说，每次她阿姨把乐器锁起来的时候，她就用头撞地板直到她阿姨为之动容并开始教她才作罢。

• She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would go to college.This was the start of my life.

  只是在几个月以后,我的父母答应她一定要让我上大学,那个时候她才软化同意。

• When I pleaded my case, he relented a little and agreed that once the baby」s head had been turned, I could come back in to witness the birth.

  但当我苦苦恳求后，他便心软然后同意，一旦孩子的头出来后，我便可以进去看孩子出生的过程。

• Even Rolex, the undisputed champion of Swiss watchmakers, eventually relented and started adding electronics to its timepieces.

  就连瑞士毋庸置疑的手表制造商之王——劳力士，都不得不开始在其手表中添加电子部件。

• Ghandour relented and gave the ball to Lee who plans to donate it to the Korea Football Association and have it put on permanent display.

  甘多尔被说服了，他把足球给了李云焕。李云焕準备将这只足球捐献给南韩足协，并将其永久地展出。

• I sensed that the universe had offered me a karmic bargain; I relented and agreed to buy the lithium.

  我感到上天赐给了我一个便宜货；我同意买下他的锂电池。

• The Burmese military rulers, which had rejected most offers of foreign aid, finally relented under intense international pressure.

  缅甸军政府起初拒绝大部分的外国援助，但在国际上巨大压力下，最终态度软化。

• Alonso will undergo a medical in the Spanish capital tomorrow after Real finally relented over an asking price that benitez had steadfastly refused to lower all summer.

  皇马最终大发慈悲，接受贝尼特斯整个夏天一直不肯降低的报价，阿隆索明天将在西班牙首都体检。

• For a second time, I retreated a step while my attacker relented in his attack.

  我再一次后退了一步，同时，我的袭击者的攻击也减缓了。

• Ms Suu Kyi testified that she repeatedly asked Mr Yettaw to leave but relented because he complained of exhaustion and she was concerned for his safety.

  经过昂山素姬证实她再三的告诉耶太华先生离开可是最后她被动了怜悯之心因为当他说明来意的时候他已经筋疲力尽了，她非常关心他安危。

• But Madhusudan relented and let me off with just a taste of his pride-reducing power.

  但是马都苏丹大发慈悲，只用他一点儿贬损骄傲的能量，就把我放过了。

相似词

blink眨眼；瞬间；闪光

bow弓；蝴蝶结；琴弓；船头

budge使让步；移动；使改变态度或意见

capitulate认输，屈服；屈从，停止反抗；有条件投降；让步

concede让步

give in屈服；让步；交上

knuckle under屈服，让步；认输

quit摆脱了…的；已经了结的

submit服从，顺从

succumb屈服；死；被压垮

surrender投降；屈服；自首

yield产量；利润，红利率

相反词

resist抵抗；忍耐，忍住