relented

英 [rɪˈlentɪd]

美 [rɪˈlentɪd]

v.  终于答应; 不再拒绝; 变缓和; 变温和; 减弱
relent的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 变宽厚;变温和;心软
  If yourelent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do.
  1. Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry.
     最后他母亲作出让步，允许她的小儿子结婚。
• VERB (天气)转晴，缓和，转好
  If bad weatherrelents, it improves.
  1. If the weather relents, the game will be finished today.
     如果天气转好的话，比赛将在今天结束。

双语例句

• She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would go to college.
  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。
• Remembering his covenant, he relented for their sake, because of his great love.
  忆起了他自己恩待他们的盟约，怜悯了他们，只因他的慈爱太多。
• Afterwards she relented and let the children stay up late to watch TV.
  后来她宽容了些，让孩子们晚睡看电视。
• Her parents had initially refused to let her go to the party, but eventually they relented.
  她父母起初拒绝让她去参加聚会，但最后心软让步了。
• Jennie weakened, and finally relented
  詹妮的态度有所缓和，最终软了下来。
• I'm glad I relented in the end
  我很高兴自己的态度最终缓和了下来。
• My parents finally relented and let us go to the party.
  我父母最后发了慈悲，允许我们去参加聚会。
• What actually happened was a terrible, three-year slump, which eased only when the Fed relented.
  可是实际发生的却是连续三年的可怕下滑灾害，只在联储慈悲为怀之时，才平伏下来。
• 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。
• Harry was reluctant to start, as usual, but she could hear his boot hitting the accelerator, and the old truck eventually relented.
  像往常一样，哈里总是不情愿启动，不过她能听见他的靴子踹那油门，那老卡车终于屈服了。