relent
常考释义
1.[i]终于答应;不再拒绝to finally agree to sth after refusing
‘Well, just for a little while then,’ she said, finally relenting.“好吧,不过只能待一会儿。”她最后终于答应了。
2.[i]变缓和;变温和;减弱to become less determined, strong, etc.
After two days the rain relented.两天后,雨势减弱了。
The police will not relent in their fight against crime.警方将继续严厉打击犯罪活动。
He still hoped that the child's grandfather might be induced to relent towards him, and acknowledge him for the sake of his son.
他仍旧希望孩子的祖父会回心转意,看在儿子面上正式承认他。
For years all he received for his efforts was rejection and ridicule, yet he did not relent and continued developing his theories.
而在此之前他受到的更多的驳斥和奚落,但他并没有抱怨,而是继续埋头发展他的理论。
Hannah had been cold and stiff, indeed, at the first; latterly she had begun to relent a little.
汉娜最初的确是又冷淡又生硬;后来稍稍和气一点。
Oh, you see, Nelly, he would not relent a moment to keep me out of the grave.
啊,你瞧,耐莉,他都不肯暂时发发慈悲好让我躲开坟墓。
If Miss Crawley did not forgive them at present, she might at least relent on future day.
克劳莱小姐眼前虽然不肯原谅他们,将来总会回心转意。
She'd hoped that her mother might relent a little about the unsuitability of Mr. Barton, but her mind was made up.
她希望她母亲会对巴顿先生宽厚一点,但是她的想法也没得逞。
Four days later, in Morocco, the league said it would impose sanctions if Mr Assad did not relent within three days.
而四天之后在摩洛哥,联盟成如果阿萨德总统在三天之内不能作出让步,将对总统作出制裁。
Even when his wife gave birth to a baby girl nine years ago, the government would not relent.
即使他妻子在九年前生了一个女孩时,政府也不宽容他。
WILL Iran relent and take steps to build confidence in the claimed peaceful nature of its nuclear work?
伊朗声称自己的核项目是出于和平目的,它愿意采取温和的态度、通过实际行动来建立起人们的信心吗?
I asked him if he could not approach Dick White to see if some pressure could be exerted on Hollis to relent .
我问他,他是否可以去找迪克·怀特,看看能否对霍利斯施加一点压力,让他态度缓和一些。
Occasionally, the camera would relent from the president's stolid demeanour and pan across the faces of the cadets in grey.
有时,摄像机从奥巴马的冷静形象移开,转向穿着灰色制服的军校学生脸上。
Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people.
求你转意,不发你的烈怒;后悔,不降祸与你的百姓。
He seems to relent a moment at their pleading.
在他们的恳求下,有那么一会儿,他似乎心软了一下。
When the lobbyists pushed for loopholes and exemptions just before a final vote, you did not relent -- and we fought them off.
当说客的漏洞和豁免推最后表决之前,你也不能松懈-我们打他们。
Of course, if the person has dietary restrictions that make cooking difficult for you, relent and let her bring a dish she can eat.
当然那如果那人有饮食禁忌,让你做菜为难,发发慈悲,允许她带一个能吃的菜。
But he said in Turkey that he will not relent in the ongoing effort to destroy al-Qaida.
不过他在土耳其说,在摧毁基地组织问题上他不会放松正在做出的努力。
Dad began walking along the dusty roads. I quickly jumped in the car and followed behind, hoping he would relent.
爸爸开始沿着漫天烟尘的道路往回走,我赶紧跳上车尾随在他的后面,一心希望他能回心转意。
and when the external entity is of the active node, power will be provided by the relent systems of the external entity.
外部为有源节点时,由外部的相关各个系统提供信号电源。
Whether the US Treasury will relent and return to an auction remains to be seen.
美国财政部是否会大发慈悲,重新举行拍卖会,这仍有待观察。
Even if by some miracle Republicans were to relent, the stimulus is insufficient.
虽然被共和党人削减,刺激计划是不足的。
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