let go

1 HOLD

a) to stop holding something or someone 放手，松开

Let go! You’re hurting me.

放开！你把我弄疼了。

let go of

The guard let go of the lead, and the dog lunged forward.

卫兵松开绳子，那只狗就猛冲上去。

b) to accept that you cannot change something and stop thinking or worrying about it 放手〔不再思考或担心〕

Sometimes you just have to learn to let go.

有时候你就得学会放手。

Examples from the Corpus

let go• Cory Selliker, his eyes watering under the brim of his black Earnhardt cap, heard Marchman's advice to let go.• It was as if they were clinging to each other, and they couldn't let go.• Then the turtle was going to tear his arms off, and he let go.• He let go and ducked back into the driving rain.• Just let go and jump.• What was it that he himself would have to let go of before he reached the mountaintop?• At the end of the fair, the school let go of hundreds of balloons.• They let go of the girl and led Hilda behind the partition.• She wouldn't let go of the letter.• So mestizo culture - reluctant to let go of tradition - created its own deity to host the yearly handout.• You have to let go or go mad.• Let go! You're hurting me.

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→ let go at let1(1)

a) to allow someone to leave a place where they have been kept 释放某人，放走某人 SYN release

The police had to let him go through lack of evidence.

由于缺乏证据，警方只得放他走。

The hijackers were persuaded to let some hostages go.

劫持者被说服释放部分人质。

b) to make someone leave their job – used in order to avoid saying this directly 叫某人走人〔解雇某人的委婉说法〕

I’m afraid we had to let several of our staff go.

恐怕我们不得不让几名员工走人了。

Examples from the Corpus

let somebody go• Due to a lack of evidence against the suspect, the police had to let the prisoner go.• I just kept praying that the man would let me go.• The police let her go after a night in jail.• We've had to let three people go this month.

→ let somebody go at let1(2)

a) to not punish or criticize someone for something they have done wrong 不计较某事

OK, I’ll let it go this time.

好了，这一回就算了。

b) to stop worrying or thinking too much about something 放开某事

It’s time to let the past go.

该忘掉过去了。

c) informal to sell something for a particular amount 〔以某价钱〕卖掉某物

let something go for £20/$200 etc

I couldn’t let it go for less than £300.

少于300英镑我是不会卖的。

Examples from the Corpus

let something go• I've nowhere to store all this china, so I'm letting the whole lot go for $50.• They've held the world record for many years, and they're not going to let it go without a fight.

→ let something go at let1(4)

词汇	let go
释义	let go let go 1 HOLD a) to stop holding something or someone 放手，松开 Let go! You’re hurting me. 放开！你把我弄疼了。 let go of The guard let go of the lead, and the dog lunged forward. 卫兵松开绳子，那只狗就猛冲上去。 b) to accept that you cannot change something and stop thinking or worrying about it 放手〔不再思考或担心〕 Sometimes you just have to learn to let go. 有时候你就得学会放手。 Examples from the Corpus let go• Cory Selliker, his eyes watering under the brim of his black Earnhardt cap, heard Marchman's advice to let go.• It was as if they were clinging to each other, and they couldn't let go.• Then the turtle was going to tear his arms off, and he let go.• He let go and ducked back into the driving rain.• Just let go and jump.• What was it that he himself would have to let go of before he reached the mountaintop?• At the end of the fair, the school let go of hundreds of balloons.• They let go of the girl and led Hilda behind the partition.• She wouldn't let go of the letter.• So mestizo culture - reluctant to let go of tradition - created its own deity to host the yearly handout.• You have to let go or go mad.• Let go! You're hurting me. →4 See picture of 见图 EXPLOSION → let go at let1(1) 2 a) to allow someone to leave a place where they have been kept 释放某人，放走某人 SYN release The police had to let him go through lack of evidence. 由于缺乏证据，警方只得放他走。 The hijackers were persuaded to let some hostages go. 劫持者被说服释放部分人质。 b) to make someone leave their job – used in order to avoid saying this directly 叫某人走人〔解雇某人的委婉说法〕 I’m afraid we had to let several of our staff go. 恐怕我们不得不让几名员工走人了。 Examples from the Corpus let somebody go• Due to a lack of evidence against the suspect, the police had to let the prisoner go.• I just kept praying that the man would let me go.• The police let her go after a night in jail.• We've had to let three people go this month. → let somebody go at let1(2) 3 a) to not punish or criticize someone for something they have done wrong 不计较某事 OK, I’ll let it go this time. 好了，这一回就算了。 b) to stop worrying or thinking too much about something 放开某事 It’s time to let the past go. 该忘掉过去了。 c) informal to sell something for a particular amount 〔以某价钱〕卖掉某物 let something go for £20/$200 etc I couldn’t let it go for less than £300. 少于300英镑我是不会卖的。 Examples from the Corpus let something go• I've nowhere to store all this china, so I'm letting the whole lot go for $50.• They've held the world record for many years, and they're not going to let it go without a fight. → let something go at let1(4)
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