let
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they let | |
| he / she / it lets | |
| past simple let | |
| past participle let | |
| -ing form letting |
- let’s[no passive]
used for making suggestions or as a polite way of telling people what you want them to do （提出建议时说） ‘Shall we check it again?’ ‘Yes, let's.’ “我们再检查一下好吗？” “好的。” - let's do something
Let's go to the beach. 咱们去海滩吧。 Right, let's begin. 好，我们开始吧。 - (formal)
Let us review these points in more detail. 让我们更详细地回顾一下这些要点。 Let's not tell her what we did. 咱们干的事可别告诉她。 - (British English)
Don't let's tell her what we did. 咱们干的事可别告诉她。 Now let's not be silly about this. 现在我们别傻了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicea1I don't think we'll make it, but let's try anyway. 我不认为我们会成功，但不管怎样还是试一试吧。 Come on, let's go. 快点，咱们走吧。 So let's get started. 所以我们开始吧。 It's party time, so let's celebrate. 派对时间到了，让我们庆祝一下。 Let's go back in time to when this all began. 让我们回到这一切开始的时候。 'Shall we go over it again?' 'Yes, let's do that.' 我们再检查一遍好吗？“是的，让我们这样做。 'Shall we go over it again?' 'Let's.' 我们再检查一遍好吗？‘咱们。 So let's talk about what happens next. 那么我们来说说接下来会发生什么。 Let's assume that all the tickets are sold. 我们假设所有的票都卖完了。 Let's be honest, nobody expected this to happen. 老实说，没人想到会发生这种事。 Now let's look again at your analysis. 现在再来看看你的分析。 Let's not say things we might regret. 别说那些我们可能会后悔的话。 Don't let's make excuses. 别让我们找借口。 Let us remember their sacrifices. 让我们记住他们的牺牲。 Let us continue with the next point on the agenda. 让我们继续讨论议程上的下一点。 Let us pray. 我们祈祷吧。
- [no passive] let somebody/something do something
used for offering help to somebody （提出帮助时说）让，由 Let me help you with that. 让我来帮你吧。 Here, let me do it. 喂，让我来吧。 Let us get those boxes down for you. 让我们帮你把那些箱子搬下来吧。 'Please, let me,' she said, opening the door. “请让我来，”她打开门说道。
Extra ExamplesLet me help you with your luggage. 让我帮你提行李吧。 Just let me find out for you. 让我来帮你找出答案。 Let me get your coat. 让我帮你拿外套。 Wait, let me get that for you. 等等，让我帮你拿。 Let me ask if anything can be done to speed things up. 让我问一下是否能做些什么来加快速度。 Let us help you with your arrangements. 让我们帮你安排。 Let our experts take the stress out of buying a home. 让我们的专家减轻买房的压力。 'Here, let me,' he said, taking the dirty plates. “来，让我来，”他说着，拿起脏盘子。 Let me—I can reach more easily. 让我——我可以更容易地到达。
- [no passive] let somebody/something do something
used for making requests or giving instructions （提出请求或给予指示时说）要 Let me have your report by Friday. 星期五以前要把你的报告交给我。 Let me know (= tell me) how I can help. 我能帮什么忙，只管说。 Please let us know your decision as soon as possible. 请尽快让我们知道你的决定。
Extra ExamplesKindly let us know any special dietary requirements. 请让我们知道任何特殊的饮食要求。 Just let me read the document before you post it. 在你发表之前，让我看一下这份文件。 Let me see it when it's done, please. 完成后请让我看看。 If you could let Tina have the final numbers by next Tuesday, that would be great. 如果你能让蒂娜在下周二拿到最终数据，那就太好了。 Be sure to let them know in plenty of time. 一定要在充足的时间内让他们知道。
- [no passive]
to allow somebody to do something or something to happen without trying to stop it 允许；让 - let somebody/something do something
Let them splash around in the pool for a while. 让他们在水池里扑腾一会儿吧。 Don't let her upset you. 别让她搅得你心烦。 Let your body relax. 让你的身体放松。 I'll let others decide whether the play was a success or not. 我会让别人来决定这出戏是否成功。 Will you let me finish? 你能让我说完吗？ - let somebody/something
He'd eat chocolate all day long if I let him. 我要是不拦着，他会整天不停地吃巧克力。
Extra ExamplesHe's always willing to let others take the lead. 他总是愿意让别人带头。 She was content to let me do all the work. 她很满意让我做所有的工作。 Let me do the talking. 让我来说。 I let my mind go blank. 我让我的头脑一片空白。 How can you let other people take the blame for what you did? 你怎么能让别人为你的所作所为承担责任？ I'm not going to let some idiot spoil my enjoyment. 我不会让某个白痴破坏我的快乐。 I'm not about to let you bully me. 我不会让你欺负我的。 We can't let them get away with this. 我们不能让他们得逞。 I'll let you make up your own mind. 我让你自己拿主意。 Stop interrupting and let her speak. 别插嘴，让她说。 I'm just going to let the tape run. 我只是想让磁带运行。 Sit back, relax, and let yourself be entertained. 坐下来，放松，让自己被娱乐。 I stupidly let myself be persuaded. 我愚蠢地让自己被说服了。 He let himself drift off into a daydream. 他放任自己做白日梦。 I let the warm water run all over my body. 我让温水流遍全身。 He let things get into a bad state while she was away. 她不在的时候，他让事情变得很糟糕。 I wanted to let the beauty of the image speak for itself. 我想让图像的美自己说话。 I'd like to say a few words, if you'll let me. 如果你允许的话，我想说几句话。 I offered to wash up, but they wouldn't let me. 我提出要洗碗，但他们不让。 She walked as fast as her sore knee would let her. 她以疼痛的膝盖所能允许的最快速度行走。 The software also lets users create personalized data views. 该软件还允许用户创建个性化的数据视图。
- let somebody/something do something
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to give somebody permission to do something 准许；许可；同意 - let somebody/something do something
They won't let him leave the country. 他们不许他离开这个国家。 In some countries they let you drive at 15. 在一些国家，他们允许你15岁开车。 They refused to let us cross the border. 他们拒绝让我们越过边境。 - let somebody/something
I wanted to go but my parents wouldn't let me. 我想去，但我父母不让。
Extra ExamplesI'll come if my parents let me. 如果我父母允许，我会来的。 I wanted to go by myself but she wouldn't let me. 我想自己去，但她不让。 She wanted to work, but her husband wouldn't let her. 她想工作，但她丈夫不让。 At least let me try. 至少让我试试。 The school won't let you do Physics unless you have at least a B in Maths. 除非你数学至少得了B，否则学校不会让你学物理。 He agreed to let her move into the house temporarily. 他同意让她暂时搬进这所房子。 They even refused to let his wife see him in hospital. 他们甚至拒绝让他的妻子去医院看他。 Don't let him come. 别让他来。 They let me retake my exams. 他们让我重考。 I'm not going to let anyone else use my phone. 我不会让别人用我的手机。 I'm happy to let him borrow the car if he pays for the insurance. 如果他付了保险费，我很乐意让他借这辆车。 They never let the children play outside. 他们从不让孩子到外边玩耍。 The police wouldn't let us leave. 警察不让我们离开。 Her parents won't let her go out with boys. 她父母不让她和男生出去。
- let somebody/something do something
- let somebody/something + adv./prep.
to allow somebody/something to go somewhere 允许（去某处） to let somebody into the house 允许某人进屋 This lets more water into the soil. 这让更多的水进入土壤。 I'll give you a key so that you can let yourself in. 我把钥匙给你，你可以自己开门进去。 A decision was made to let in more refugees. 已经决定接纳更多的难民。 Please let me past. 请让我过去。 The cat wants to be let out. 那只猫想要出去。
Extra ExamplesShe banged on the door shouting ‘Let me in!’ 她砰砰地敲门，喊着“让我进去！ Open a window, let some air in. 打开窗户，让一些空气进来。 Under 18s are not supposed to be let in. 18岁以下的不应该被允许进入。 Why would you let a complete stranger into your house? 为什么你会让一个完全陌生的人进入你的房子？ They refused to let them across the border. 他们拒绝让他们越过边境。 Someone let the dog out. 有人把狗放了出来。 We opened the door to let out the smoke. 我们打开门让烟出去。 She let the hamster out of its cage. 她把仓鼠放出笼子。 They let us out of school early today. 他们今天让我们提前放学了。 After he was let out of jail, he moved to another city. 出狱后，他搬到了另一个城市。 Only eight teams are let through to the next round. 只有八个队被允许进入下一轮。 This might block programs that your other firewalls let through. 这可能会阻止其他防火墙通过的程序。
- [no passive] let somebody/something do something
used to show that you are not afraid or worried about somebody doing something （表示不害怕或担忧某人做某事）让 - [no passive] let somebody/something do something (literary)
used to express a strong wish for something to happen （表达强烈的愿望）让 - [no passive] let somebody/something do something
used to introduce what you are going to say or do （引出要讲或要做的事）让 - [no passive] let somebody/something do something (specialist)
used to say that you are supposing something to be true when you calculate something （计算时说）假设，设 - let something (out) (to somebody) (especially British English)
to allow somebody to use a house, room, etc. in return for regular payments 出租（房屋、房间等） I let the spare room. 我把那间空房出租了。 They decided to let out the smaller offices at low rents. 他们决定以低租金把那些较小的办公室租出去。
CollocationsMoving house 搬家 Renting 租房子 - live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
住在租来的住所里 - rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓 - rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
租一个单间公寓 - find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
找一个室友 - sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同 - extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约 - afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费 - (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
拖欠租金 - pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金 - give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property
提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房东 - have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
- rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
- collect/increase/raise the rent
收取／增加／提高房租 - evict the existing tenants
赶走现有房客 - attract/find new/prospective tenants
吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客 - invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
投资购房用于出租
Buying 购买房子 - buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产 - call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人 - make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
提供房子的报价 - put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
支付／存钱付房屋订金 - make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金 - apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款 - (struggle to) pay the mortgage
（竭力）支付按揭贷款 - make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
支付每月的按揭贷款 - (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house
收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling 出售房子 - put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖 - increase/lower your price/the asking price
提高／降低价格／要价 - have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
持有／移交房屋、土地等契约
British/American rent / hire / letrent / hire / letverbsTopics Houses and homesc1- You can hire something for a short period of time, (British English only) but rent something for a longer period:
短期租用可用 hire（仅用于英式英语），较长时间的租用则用 rent： We can hire bikes for a day to explore the town. 我们可租用自行车一天来游览这城镇。 We don’t own our TV, we rent it. 我们没有自己的电视机，这是租的。
- In North American English, rent is always used. It is sometimes now used in British English instead of hire, too.
- The owners of a thing can hire it out for a short period:
- (British English)
Do you hire out bikes? 你们出租自行车吗？
出租房屋等可用 rent (out)/let (out)： We rent out rooms in our house to students. 我们把住宅里的房间出租给学生。
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- Outside a building you could see:
- (British English)
在建筑物外可看到： To let 现房待租 - (especially North American English)
For rent. 招租
- (British English)
- To hire can also mean to employ somebody, especially in North American English:
We hired a new secretary. 我们雇了一名新秘书。
Nouns 名词 - The amount of money that you pay to rent something is rent or rental (more formal). When you hire something you pay a hire charge (British English). On a sign outside a shop you might see:
- (British English)
Bikes for hire. 出租自行车
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making suggestions提出建议
offering help提供帮助
making requests提出要求
allow允许
challenging挑战
wishing祝愿
introducing something引出某事
in calculating计算
house/room房屋；房间
Word Originverb Old English lǣtan ‘leave behind, leave out’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laten and German lassen, also to late.
Idioms Most idioms containing let are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example let alone is at alone.
let somebody/something be
to stop trying to change the behaviour or state of somebody/something 放开；松手 I know I'm being grumpy, but I'm really tired so just let me be. 我知道我脾气不好，但我真的很累，所以让我去吧。
let fall something
to mention something in a conversation, by accident or as if by accident （好像）无意中提及；脱口说出
let somebody go
to allow somebody to be free 放，释放（某人） to make somebody have to leave their job 解雇；开除
let somebody/something go | let go (of somebody/something)
let something go
let somebody have it
- (informal)
to attack somebody physically or with words 打，揍，用言语攻击（某人）
let it go (at that)
let me see/think | let's see
let's just say
used when commenting on a situation to suggest that you could say something more or worse but prefer not to （提议或举例时）譬如说，比方说，例如 Let's just say he wasn't very happy about the decision (= he was very unhappy or angry about it). 只能说他对这个决定不太满意。
let us say
let yourself go
to let
- (of a room, flat or house)
available for rent 放，释放（某人） The website advertises flats to let in the local area. 该网站在当地做出租公寓的广告。