单词 | let-up |
释义 | let-upn. Originally U.S. Cessation, pause; reduction in intensity or severity; relaxation of effort; an instance of this. Frequently in negative constructions. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > a stop or cessation of action or process steadc1000 stayc1563 full stopa1586 period1590 death blow1596 vacation1617 stand1625 let-up1836 estop1884 1836 Amer. Turf Reg. & Sporting Mag. July 513 Post-Boy must be allowed no ‘let up’ to recover his wind. 1883 A. K. Green Hand & Ring ii Blows like that haven't much let-up about them. 1884 Cent. Mag. Aug. 588/2 Our little let-up on Wednesday afternoons..is like death; it is sure to come, while the let-ups we get other days are more like the diseases which prevail in certain areas. 1912 H. Belloc Green Overcoat vii. 141 There was a gap in their conversation... A let up. An interval of repose. 1956 D. D. C. P. Mould Celtic Saints xii. 126 The basis of Celtic prayer..is very simple... The background is ascetic, penitential, and without let-up. 1973 Nature 21 Sept. 117/2 There is little prospect of a letup in fuel shortages for the next few years. 1992 News of World 15 Nov. 28/5 We'd be told to pack up all our belongings in plastic bags and rush along to the next job at the drop of a hat. There was no let up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836 |
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