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单词 let on
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let on


let 1

L0129600 (lĕt)v. let, let·ting, lets v.tr.1. To give permission or opportunity to; allow: I let them borrow the car. The inheritance let us finally buy a house. See Usage Note at leave1.2. To cause to; make: Let the news be known.3. a. Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a command, request, or proposal: Let's finish the job! Let x equal y.b. Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a warning or threat: Just let her try!4. To permit to enter, proceed, or depart: let the dog in.5. To release from or as if from confinement: let the air out of the balloon; let out a yelp.6. To rent or lease: let rooms.7. To award, especially after bids have been submitted: let the construction job to a new firm.v.intr.1. To become rented or leased.2. To be or become assigned, as to a contractor.Phrasal Verbs: let down1. To cause to come down gradually; lower: let down the sails.2. To withdraw support from; forsake.3. To fail to meet the expectations of; disappoint. let on1. To allow to be known; admit: Don't let on that you know me.2. To pretend. let out1. To come to a close; end: School let out early. The play let out at 10:30.2. To make known; reveal: Who let that story out?3. To increase the size of (a garment, for example): let out a coat. let up1. To slow down; diminish: didn't let up in their efforts.2. To become less severe or intense: The rain let up.Idioms: let alone Not to mention; much less: "Their ancestors had been dirt poor and never saw royalty, let alone hung around with them" (Garrison Keillor). let go To cease to employ; dismiss: had to let 20 workers go. let off on Informal To cause to diminish, as in pressure; ease up on: Let off on the gas so that we do not exceed the speed limit. let (one's) hair down To drop one's reserve or inhibitions. let (someone) have it Informal 1. To beat, strike, or shoot at someone.2. To scold or punish. let (someone) in on1. To reveal (a secret) to someone: They finally let me in on their plans.2. To allow someone to participate in (something). let up on To be or become more lenient with: Why don't you let up on the poor child?
[Middle English leten, from Old English lǣtan; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]

let 2

L0129600 (lĕt)n.1. Something that hinders; an obstacle: free to investigate without let or hindrance.2. Sports An invalid stroke in tennis and other net games that requires a replay.tr.v. let·ted or let, let·ting, lets Archaic To hinder or obstruct.
[Middle English lette, from letten, to hinder, from Old English lettan; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]

let on

vb (adverb; when tr, takes a clause as object) 1. to allow (something, such as a secret) to be known; reveal: he never let on that he was married. 2. (tr) to cause or encourage to be believed; pretend
Thesaurus
Verb1.let on - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secretlet on - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"disclose, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, breakblackwash - bring (information) out of concealmentmuckrake - explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking"blow - cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"out - reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"come out of the closet, out, come out - to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"spring - produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"get around, get out, break - be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"betray, bewray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"confide - reveal in private; tell confidentiallyleak - tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper"babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, talk, sing - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"reveal - disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

let on


let on

1. To reveal or disclose something, usually of a private or secret nature. If you let on that you know something about the surprise party, Mom will never stop asking you questions.2. To feign or suggest that something is true when it isn't. We had to fire him when we learned that he had less experience than he'd let on.See also: let, on

let on (to someone) (about someone or something)

to reveal knowledge about someone or something to someone. Please don't let on to anyone about what happened last night. I won't let on to anyone.See also: let, on

let on something

to pretend something. She let on that she was a college graduate. He looked quite tired, but that wasn't how he let on.See also: let, on

let on

(about someone or something) (to someone) to confirm or reveal something about someone or something. I won't let on about Kate. You promised you wouldn't let on about Sally and her new job! He was having money troubles, but he never let on about it to us.See also: let, on

let on

1. Reveal one's true feelings or a fact, allow something to be known, as in Don't let on that you met her before. This usage is probably a shortening of let it on someone. [c. 1700] 2. Pretend, as in He let on that he was very angry, but in fact he didn't care a bit. [First half of 1800s] Also see let in on. See also: let, on

let on

v. To allow something to be known; admit or give away something: Don't let on that you know the undercover police officer.See also: let, on
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let on


Related to let on: lean on
  • verb

Synonyms for let on

verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Synonyms

  • disclose
  • divulge
  • expose
  • give away
  • let out
  • reveal
  • unwrap
  • discover
  • bring out
  • break

Related Words

  • blackwash
  • muckrake
  • blow
  • out
  • come out of the closet
  • come out
  • spring
  • get around
  • get out
  • break
  • betray
  • bewray
  • confide
  • leak
  • babble out
  • blab
  • blab out
  • let the cat out of the bag
  • peach
  • spill the beans
  • tattle
  • babble
  • talk
  • sing
  • tell
  • reveal
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