英语词汇“letup”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Noun the downpour continued for hours without letup Verb the rain let up just as we reached the house the windmill slowed down as the wind let up

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Despite the recent letup in oil prices, the Fed chair and his foreign counterparts fear that inflation may be getting out of control—the very thing that independent central banks, like the Fed and the E.C.B., were set up to avoid.

John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Meanwhile on Friday, economists predict Russia’s central bank will raise its interest rate by a quarter-point amid no letup in inflation, though expectations are rising that policy makers could go even further, with a half-point move.

Nasreen Seria, Bloomberg.com, 16 Oct. 2021 That’s the word from Equinix, which released a survey of 2,900 IT executives across the world, showing no letup in plans for major investments in digital technologies to support ambitious expansion plans.

Joe Mckendrick, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Indeed, data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health suggest that there’s no sign of a COVID-19 letup, with two key metrics edging higher and a third wobbling up and down but not on a clear path to the bottom.

Ryan Huddle, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Life on the front lines in the eastern Donetsk region has seen little letup in recent weeks.

New York Times, 17 July 2022 Russia continued bombing the Azovstal plant without any letup until the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross brokered a separate commitment from Putin to allow some civilians to be evacuated this week, officials said.

Washington Post, 5 May 2022 Even as Russia stymies Ukrainian ports and seizes farmland, there has been no letup in vessels leaving Russia’s busiest Black Sea grain terminals.

Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 30 June 2022 The Federal Reserve is rolling out the heavy artillery in its bid to fight historic inflation that has shown little letup.

Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022 See More

单词	letup
释义	letup 1 of 2 noun let·up ˈlet-ˌəp : a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity let up 2 of 2 verb let up; letting up; lets up intransitive verb 1 a : to diminish or slow down : slacken b : cease, stop 2 : to become less severe —used with on Synonyms Noun braking deceleration downshift retardation slowdown Verb break off break up cease close conclude dead-end determine die discontinue elapse end expire finish go halt lapse leave off pass quit stop terminate wind up wink (out) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the downpour continued for hours without letup Verb the rain let up just as we reached the house the windmill slowed down as the wind let up Recent Examples on the Web Noun Despite the recent letup in oil prices, the Fed chair and his foreign counterparts fear that inflation may be getting out of control—the very thing that independent central banks, like the Fed and the E.C.B., were set up to avoid. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Meanwhile on Friday, economists predict Russia’s central bank will raise its interest rate by a quarter-point amid no letup in inflation, though expectations are rising that policy makers could go even further, with a half-point move. Nasreen Seria, Bloomberg.com, 16 Oct. 2021 That’s the word from Equinix, which released a survey of 2,900 IT executives across the world, showing no letup in plans for major investments in digital technologies to support ambitious expansion plans. Joe Mckendrick, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Indeed, data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health suggest that there’s no sign of a COVID-19 letup, with two key metrics edging higher and a third wobbling up and down but not on a clear path to the bottom. Ryan Huddle, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Life on the front lines in the eastern Donetsk region has seen little letup in recent weeks. New York Times, 17 July 2022 Russia continued bombing the Azovstal plant without any letup until the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross brokered a separate commitment from Putin to allow some civilians to be evacuated this week, officials said. Washington Post, 5 May 2022 Even as Russia stymies Ukrainian ports and seizes farmland, there has been no letup in vessels leaving Russia’s busiest Black Sea grain terminals. Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 30 June 2022 The Federal Reserve is rolling out the heavy artillery in its bid to fight historic inflation that has shown little letup. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Noun 1836, in the meaning defined above Verb 1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1a letup 1 of 2 noun as in slowdown a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something the downpour continued for hours without letup Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance slowdown decline deceleration slump drop retardation braking ebb weakening downshift halt stoppage wane remission retreat collapse flagging plunge arrest crash fall check Antonyms & Near Antonyms quickening acceleration hastening let up 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to stop to come to an end the rain let up just as we reached the house Synonyms & Similar Words stop conclude end expire cease halt go leave off finish pass bite the dust die break off determine close break up terminate lapse wind up discontinue quit elapse lay off (of) stall wink (out) cut out knock off pause desist (from) dead-end give over stay refrain (from) break down suspend conk (out) wind down pack (up or in) abate peter (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms hang on continue persist extend prolong draw out protract See More 2 as in to decrease to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the windmill slowed down as the wind let up Synonyms & Similar Words decrease subside diminish decline fall ease vanish shrink taper off ebb fall away moderate wane recede phase down remit drop (off) taper pall relent dwindle lower lessen give out abate evaporate weaken ratchet (down) rachet (down) contract die (away or down or out) drain (away) collapse de-escalate compress relax alleviate constrict condense slacken peter (out) slow (down) tail (off) fade (away) sink flag melt (away) fritter (away) deflate cave (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms increase build rise grow expand pick up accumulate intensify escalate soar appear enlarge swell mount emerge snowball wax mushroom balloon burgeon blow up show up lengthen elongate bourgeon distend See More
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