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

单词	relent
释义	re·lent I. \rə̇ˈlent, rēˈ-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English relenten, perhaps from re- + Latin lentus flexible, slow — more at lithe *intransitive verb* 1. obsolete : melt, liquefy 2. : to become less severe, harsh, or strict : become mollified, compassionate, or forgiving < when a second appeal, couched in more urgent terms, was dispatched to him, he relented — Bennett Cerf > 3. : to let up : slacken < the wind blast would have to relent … nothing like that could keep on and on — G.W.Brace > *transitive verb* 1. obsolete : cause to be less harsh or severe : soften, mollify 2. obsolete : slacken, abate < oftentimes he would relent his pace — Edmund Spenser > 3. obsolete : to give up < no discouragement shall make him once relent his … intent to be a pilgrim — John Bunyan > 4. obsolete : repent, regret Synonyms: see yield II. noun (-s) archaic : an act of relenting, yielding, or slackening
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