| 单词 | letup |
| 释义 | letup[ let-uhp ] / ˈlɛtˌʌp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR letup ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.cessation; pause; relief. Origin of letup1835–45, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase let up Words nearby letupLettish, lettre de cachet, lettre de change, lettre de créance, lettuce, letup, let well enough alone, Letzeburgesch, leu, leuc-, leucaena Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for letup
British Dictionary definitions for letuplet up verb (intr, adverb)to diminish, slacken, or stop (foll by on) informal to be less harsh (towards someone) noun let-upinformal a lessening or abatement Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with letuplet up See let down, def. 2. Cease, stop entirely, as in The rain has let up so we can go out. [Late 1700s] let up on. Be or become more lenient with, take the pressure off, as in Why don't you let up on the child? [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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