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let off

释义

let off

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	let off
he/she/it	lets off
present participle	letting off
past tense	let off
past participle	let off

1
(let someone off something) Britishto allow someone not to do something that they were expecting to have to do
When we were in port, he let me off work and allowed me to go ashore.
Synonyms and related words
To allow something that is not usually allowed
excuse
exempt
stretch
2
to give someone little or no punishment for something that they did wrong
I was pulled over for speeding, but I was let off with a warning.
let someone off lightly:
They let her off lightly because she’s only sixteen.
Synonyms and related words
To forgive or excuse
forgive
excuse
let off
3
to allow a passenger to get out of a car or off a bus
You can let me off at the corner.
Synonyms and related words
Booking on and traveling by transport
aboard
afloat
aisle seat
4
to fire a gun or bullet
Synonyms and related words
To use a gun
aim
at gunpoint
cock
1. 4a
  to make something such as a bomb explode
  Synonyms and related words
  Supplying and using weapons and explosives
  arm
  armament
  armed
5
let off steamto shout or do something that allows you to get rid of anger
Synonyms and related words
To shout and to talk loudly
shout
call out
cry
Synonyms and related words
To express anger
blow up
flare
fume

let off

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	let off
he/she/it	lets off
present participle	letting off
past tense	let off
past participle	let off

1
(let someone off something) Britishto allow someone not to do something that they were expecting to have to do
When we were in port, he let me off work and allowed me to go ashore.
Synonyms and related words
To allow something that is not usually allowed
excuse
exempt
stretch
2
to give someone little or no punishment for something that they did wrong
I was pulled over for speeding, but I was let off with a warning.
let someone off lightly:
They let her off lightly because she’s only sixteen.
Synonyms and related words
To forgive or excuse
forgive
excuse
let off
3
to allow a passenger to get out of a car or off a bus
You can let me off at the corner.
Synonyms and related words
Booking on and travelling by transport
aboard
afloat
aisle seat
4
to fire a gun or bullet
Synonyms and related words
To use a gun
aim
at gunpoint
cock
1. 4a
  to make something such as a bomb explode
  Synonyms and related words
  Supplying and using weapons and explosives
  arm
  armament
  armed

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