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单词 let on
释义

let on

informal
1Reveal information: she knows a lot more than she lets on...
  • I felt like he had more information then he was letting on.
  • I answered simply, without letting on a lot of information.
  • Something wasn't right here and she knew Noah held more information than he was letting on.

Synonyms

reveal, make known, tell, disclose, mention, divulge, let out, let slip, give away, leak, proclaim, blurt out, expose, bring to light, uncover, make public;
blab
informal let the cat out of the bag, give the game away, sing, squeal
2Pretend: [with clause]: they all let on they didn’t hear me...
  • Now he's letting on he finds them bewildering, and he's supposed to be Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism!
  • Serious things have happened and it's no good people letting on that they didn't.
  • I once liked Rosie, but she let on she was a different person then.

Synonyms

pretend, feign, affect, make out, make believe, simulate, fake
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