let
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent 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 (提出建議時說) ‘Shall we check it again?’ ‘Yes, let's.’ “我們再檢查一下好嗎?” “好的。” - let's do something
Let's go to the beach. 咱們去海灘吧。 Right, let's begin. 好,我們開始吧。 - (formal)
Let us review these points in more detail. 讓我們更詳細地回顧一下這些要點。 Let's not tell her what we did. 咱們幹的事可别告訴她。 - (British English)
Don't let's tell her what we did. 咱們幹的事可别告訴她。 Now let's not be silly about this. 現在我們别傻了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicea1I don't think we'll make it, but let's try anyway. 我不認爲我們會成功,但不管怎樣還是試一試吧。 Come on, let's go. 快點,咱們走吧。 So let's get started. 所以我們開始吧。 It's party time, so let's celebrate. 派對時間到了,讓我們慶祝一下。 Let's go back in time to when this all began. 讓我們回到這一切開始的時候。 'Shall we go over it again?' 'Yes, let's do that.' 我們再檢查一遍好嗎?“是的,讓我們這樣做。 'Shall we go over it again?' 'Let's.' 我們再檢查一遍好嗎?‘咱們。 So let's talk about what happens next. 那麽我們來說說接下來會發生什麽。 Let's assume that all the tickets are sold. 我們假設所有的票都賣完了。 Let's be honest, nobody expected this to happen. 老實說,沒人想到會發生這種事。 Now let's look again at your analysis. 現在再來看看你的分析。 Let's not say things we might regret. 别說那些我們可能會後悔的話。 Don't let's make excuses. 别讓我們找借口。 Let us remember their sacrifices. 讓我們記住他們的犧牲。 Let us continue with the next point on the agenda. 讓我們繼續討論議程上的下一點。 Let us pray. 我們祈禱吧。
- [no passive] let somebody/something do something
used for offering help to somebody (提出幫助時說)讓,由 Let me help you with that. 讓我來幫你吧。 Here, let me do it. 喂,讓我來吧。 Let us get those boxes down for you. 讓我們幫你把那些箱子搬下來吧。 'Please, let me,' she said, opening the door. “請讓我來,”她打開門說道。
Extra ExamplesLet me help you with your luggage. 讓我幫你提行李吧。 Just let me find out for you. 讓我來幫你找出答案。 Let me get your coat. 讓我幫你拿外套。 Wait, let me get that for you. 等等,讓我幫你拿。 Let me ask if anything can be done to speed things up. 讓我問一下是否能做些什麽來加快速度。 Let us help you with your arrangements. 讓我們幫你安排。 Let our experts take the stress out of buying a home. 讓我們的專家減輕買房的壓力。 'Here, let me,' he said, taking the dirty plates. “來,讓我來,”他說着,拿起髒盤子。 Let me—I can reach more easily. 讓我——我可以更容易地到達。
- [no passive] let somebody/something do something
used for making requests or giving instructions (提出請求或給予指示時說)要 Let me have your report by Friday. 星期五以前要把你的報告交給我。 Let me know (= tell me) how I can help. 我能幫什麽忙,只管說。 Please let us know your decision as soon as possible. 請盡快讓我們知道你的決定。
Extra ExamplesKindly let us know any special dietary requirements. 請讓我們知道任何特殊的飲食要求。 Just let me read the document before you post it. 在你發表之前,讓我看一下這份文件。 Let me see it when it's done, please. 完成後請讓我看看。 If you could let Tina have the final numbers by next Tuesday, that would be great. 如果你能讓蒂娜在下周二拿到最終數據,那就太好了。 Be sure to let them know in plenty of time. 一定要在充足的時間内讓他們知道。
- [no passive]
to allow somebody to do something or something to happen without trying to stop it 允許;讓 - let somebody/something do something
Let them splash around in the pool for a while. 讓他們在水池裏撲騰一會兒吧。 Don't let her upset you. 别讓她攪得你心煩。 Let your body relax. 讓你的身體放鬆。 I'll let others decide whether the play was a success or not. 我會讓别人來決定這出戲是否成功。 Will you let me finish? 你能讓我說完嗎? - let somebody/something
He'd eat chocolate all day long if I let him. 我要是不攔着,他會整天不停地吃巧克力。
Extra ExamplesHe's always willing to let others take the lead. 他總是願意讓别人帶頭。 She was content to let me do all the work. 她很滿意讓我做所有的工作。 Let me do the talking. 讓我來說。 I let my mind go blank. 我讓我的頭腦一片空白。 How can you let other people take the blame for what you did? 你怎麽能讓别人爲你的所作所爲承擔責任? I'm not going to let some idiot spoil my enjoyment. 我不會讓某個白癡破壞我的快樂。 I'm not about to let you bully me. 我不會讓你欺負我的。 We can't let them get away with this. 我們不能讓他們得逞。 I'll let you make up your own mind. 我讓你自己拿主意。 Stop interrupting and let her speak. 别插嘴,讓她說。 I'm just going to let the tape run. 我只是想讓磁帶運行。 Sit back, relax, and let yourself be entertained. 坐下來,放鬆,讓自己被娛樂。 I stupidly let myself be persuaded. 我愚蠢地讓自己被說服了。 He let himself drift off into a daydream. 他放任自己做白日夢。 I let the warm water run all over my body. 我讓溫水流遍全身。 He let things get into a bad state while she was away. 她不在的時候,他讓事情變得很糟糕。 I wanted to let the beauty of the image speak for itself. 我想讓圖像的美自己說話。 I'd like to say a few words, if you'll let me. 如果你允許的話,我想說幾句話。 I offered to wash up, but they wouldn't let me. 我提出要洗碗,但他們不讓。 She walked as fast as her sore knee would let her. 她以疼痛的膝蓋所能允許的最快速度行走。 The software also lets users create personalized data views. 該軟件還允許用戶創建個性化的數據視圖。
- let somebody/something do something
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to give somebody permission to do something 準許;許可;同意 - let somebody/something do something
They won't let him leave the country. 他們不許他離開這個國家。 In some countries they let you drive at 15. 在一些國家,他們允許你15歲開車。 They refused to let us cross the border. 他們拒絕讓我們越過邊境。 - let somebody/something
I wanted to go but my parents wouldn't let me. 我想去,但我父母不讓。
Extra ExamplesI'll come if my parents let me. 如果我父母允許,我會來的。 I wanted to go by myself but she wouldn't let me. 我想自己去,但她不讓。 She wanted to work, but her husband wouldn't let her. 她想工作,但她丈夫不讓。 At least let me try. 至少讓我試試。 The school won't let you do Physics unless you have at least a B in Maths. 除非你數學至少得了B,否則學校不會讓你學物理。 He agreed to let her move into the house temporarily. 他同意讓她暫時搬進這所房子。 They even refused to let his wife see him in hospital. 他們甚至拒絕讓他的妻子去醫院看他。 Don't let him come. 别讓他來。 They let me retake my exams. 他們讓我重考。 I'm not going to let anyone else use my phone. 我不會讓别人用我的手機。 I'm happy to let him borrow the car if he pays for the insurance. 如果他付了保險費,我很樂意讓他借這輛車。 They never let the children play outside. 他們從不讓孩子到外邊玩耍。 The police wouldn't let us leave. 警察不讓我們離開。 Her parents won't let her go out with boys. 她父母不讓她和男生出去。
- let somebody/something do something
- let somebody/something + adv./prep.
to allow somebody/something to go somewhere 允許(去某處) to let somebody into the house 允許某人進屋 This lets more water into the soil. 這讓更多的水進入土壤。 I'll give you a key so that you can let yourself in. 我把鑰匙給你,你可以自己開門進去。 A decision was made to let in more refugees. 已經決定接納更多的難民。 Please let me past. 請讓我過去。 The cat wants to be let out. 那只貓想要出去。
Extra ExamplesShe banged on the door shouting ‘Let me in!’ 她砰砰地敲門,喊着“讓我進去! Open a window, let some air in. 打開窗戶,讓一些空氣進來。 Under 18s are not supposed to be let in. 18歲以下的不應該被允許進入。 Why would you let a complete stranger into your house? 爲什麽你會讓一個完全陌生的人進入你的房子? They refused to let them across the border. 他們拒絕讓他們越過邊境。 Someone let the dog out. 有人把狗放了出來。 We opened the door to let out the smoke. 我們打開門讓煙出去。 She let the hamster out of its cage. 她把倉鼠放出籠子。 They let us out of school early today. 他們今天讓我們提前放學了。 After he was let out of jail, he moved to another city. 出獄後,他搬到了另一個城市。 Only eight teams are let through to the next round. 只有八個隊被允許進入下一輪。 This might block programs that your other firewalls let through. 這可能會阻止其他防火牆通過的程序。
- [no passive] let somebody/something do something
used to show that you are not afraid or worried about somebody doing something (表示不害怕或擔憂某人做某事)讓 - [no passive] let somebody/something do something (literary)
used to express a strong wish for something to happen (表達強烈的願望)讓 - [no passive] let somebody/something do something
used to introduce what you are going to say or do (引出要講或要做的事)讓 - [no passive] let somebody/something do something (specialist)
used to say that you are supposing something to be true when you calculate something (計算時說)假設,設 - 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、房間等) I let the spare room. 我把那間空房出租了。 They decided to let out the smaller offices at low rents. 他們決定以低租金把那些較小的辦公室租出去。
CollocationsMoving house Moving house搬家 Renting 租房子 - live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
住在租來的住所裏 - rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
租用/合住/搬進配有家具的房屋/公寓 - rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
租一個單間公寓 - find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
找一個室友 - sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
簽署/違反租約/租賃協議/合同 - extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
延長租賃期限;續簽/終止租約 - afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
付得起/支付租金/賬單/水電氣等雜費 - (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/退還損壞押金/保證金 - give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property
提前一個月/兩周發出/收到離開/騰空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房東 - 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
趕走現有房客 - attract/find new/prospective tenants
吸引/尋找新的/可能的房客 - invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
投資購房用於出租
Buying 購買房子 - buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
購置一棟房子/一處房産/(一塊)優質房地産 - call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
電話聯系/聯系/任用房地産經紀人 - make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
提供房子的報價 - put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
支付/存錢付房屋訂金 - make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
支付/攢錢支付買房的首付金 - apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
申請/商定/取得按揭/住房貸款 - (struggle to) pay the mortgage
(竭力)支付按揭貸款 - make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
支付每月的按揭貸款 - (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house
收回某人的房子;終止某人的房屋贖回權
Selling 出售房子 - put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
將房屋/房産投放市場/出售/拍賣 - increase/lower your price/the asking price
提高/降低價格/要價 - have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
持有/移交房屋、土地等契約
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(僅用於英式英語),較長時間的租用則用 rent: We can hire bikes for a day to explore the town. 我們可租用自行車一天來遊覽這城鎮。 We don’t own our TV, we rent it. 我們沒有自己的電視機,這是租的。
- 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:
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Do you hire out bikes? 你們出租自行車嗎?
出租房屋等可用 rent (out)/let (out): We rent out rooms in our house to students. 我們把住宅裏的房間出租給學生。
- (British English)
- Outside a building you could see:
- (British English)
在建築物外可看到: To let 現房待租 - (especially North American English)
For rent. 招租
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- To hire can also mean to employ somebody, especially in North American English:
We hired a new secretary. 我們僱了一名新秘書。
Nouns 名詞 - 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:
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Bikes for hire. 出租自行車
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making suggestions提出建議
offering help提供幫助
making requests提出要求
allow允許
challenging挑戰
wishing祝願
introducing something引出某事
in calculating計算
house/room房屋;房間
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 放開;鬆手 I know I'm being grumpy, but I'm really tired so just let me be. 我知道我脾氣不好,但我真的很累,所以讓我去吧。
let fall something
to mention something in a conversation, by accident or as if by accident synonym drop(好像)無意中提及;脫口說出
let somebody go
to allow somebody to be free synonym free放,釋放(某人) to make somebody have to leave their job Topics Social issuesc2解僱;開除
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,用言語攻擊(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 (提議或舉例時)譬如說,比方說,例如 Let's just say he wasn't very happy about the decision (= he was very unhappy or angry about it). 只能說他對這個決定不太滿意。
let us say
let yourself go
to let
- (of a room, flat or house)
available for rent 放,釋放(某人) The website advertises flats to let in the local area. 該網站在當地做出租公寓的廣告。