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

• The soldiers'unit initially refused to hand them over to the police, but relented under pressure from senior government officials.
  这两名士兵所在的部队最初拒绝将他们移交警方，但是在高级政府官员的压力下妥协。
• Lily had given up in the end and avoided speaking about magic at all, till Petunia finally relented, and started to speak to her again, telling her all about her new school and new school friends.
  最后莉莉只好放弃，不再提魔法的事。佩妮的态度也终于有所缓和，又开始和她说话了，总是跟她唠叨她的新学校和她的新朋友们。
• Meanwhile, his father had relented and agreed to allow his son to continue his art studies.
  而此时他父亲也心生怜悯，同意他继续学习艺术。
• 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。
• 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。
• But I can say that over the past four years, I never relented my efforts in performing my duty.
  但是，这4年以来，我始终丝毫不知疲倦地在进行我所担负的政府的工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• Autonomy relented and allowed him back into meetings after pressure from investors.
  在投资者压力下，autonomy的态度有所缓和，允许科恩重新参加分析师会议。
• When the landlady relented, it was good, old-fashioned Chinese values that did the trick.
  房东太太的态度温和下来，是由于好心的旧式中国价值观起了作用。