let
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v.
一句话记住
允许;让
释义与例句
v.
允许;让
to allow someone to do something or allow something to happen
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My parents let me choose my own subjects.
父母让我自己选择科目。
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She would not let anyone see the letter.
她不让任何人看那封信。
展开其余 1 条例句
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Open the window and let some fresh air in.
打开窗户,让新鲜空气进来。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
let someone do 中 do 用原形,不加 to;被动允许通常说 be allowed to do,而不是 be let to do。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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letdown 令人失望的事名词,与动词短语 let someone down(使某人失望)对应。
同义词
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allow 允许;准许let 更口语化,结构为 let someone do something,不能接带 to 的不定式;allow 稍正式,可用 allow someone to do 或 allow doing。The museum does not allow visitors to touch the exhibits. 博物馆不允许游客触摸展品。
反义词
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forbid 禁止forbid 表示不允许,与 let 的允许相对,常见 forbid someone to do 或 forbid someone from doing。The rules forbid employees from sharing confidential information. 规定禁止员工泄露机密信息。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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make 使;迫使;制造let 表示允许,不带强迫意味;make someone do 表示迫使或使得某人做,两者后都接动词原形,但语义不同。The teacher made us rewrite the exercise. 老师让我们重写了这道练习。
常见搭配
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let someone do something 让某人做某事Let me explain why the schedule has changed. 让我解释一下日程为什么变了。
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let go of 放开;放下She let go of the rope and stepped back. 她松开绳子,向后退了一步。