relent

Word family nounrelentingrelentlessnessrelentmentadjectiverelentlessadverbrelentlesslyverbrelent

re·lent /rɪˈlent/ verb [intransitiveI] formal

STRICTto change your attitude and become less strict or cruel towards someone 变宽容，变温和 SYN give in

At last her father relented and came to visit her.

最后她父亲的态度软化，去看了她。

Examples from the Corpus

relent• He begged and begged to be allowed to go to the game, and in the end I relented.• Only when police arrived with threats of £5,000 fines did they relent.• Marjorie finally relented and agreed to meet him.• Prison officials relented and allowed Wilson to receive visits from his family.• Only the threat of a federal law suit moved the Park District to relent and end the weeks of obstruction.• Dobbs finally relented and gave an interview to "People" magazine.• I imagined Ly Keang would relent, as she looked over her shoulder; but instead she increased her pace.• But Milosevic shows no sign he is willing to relent beyond token concessions.• Nothing they heard from New Hampshire gave them reason to relent in the slightest.• Perhaps Ray would relent, or the community would ignore him.

Origin relent

(1300-1400) Latin lentare “to bend”

词汇	relent
释义	relent Word family nounrelentingrelentlessnessrelentmentadjectiverelentlessadverbrelentlesslyverbrelent re·lent /rɪˈlent/ verb [intransitiveI] formal STRICTto change your attitude and become less strict or cruel towards someone 变宽容，变温和 SYN give in At last her father relented and came to visit her. 最后她父亲的态度软化，去看了她。 Examples from the Corpus relent• He begged and begged to be allowed to go to the game, and in the end I relented.• Only when police arrived with threats of £5,000 fines did they relent.• Marjorie finally relented and agreed to meet him.• Prison officials relented and allowed Wilson to receive visits from his family.• Only the threat of a federal law suit moved the Park District to relent and end the weeks of obstruction.• Dobbs finally relented and gave an interview to "People" magazine.• I imagined Ly Keang would relent, as she looked over her shoulder; but instead she increased her pace.• But Milosevic shows no sign he is willing to relent beyond token concessions.• Nothing they heard from New Hampshire gave them reason to relent in the slightest.• Perhaps Ray would relent, or the community would ignore him. Origin relent (1300-1400) Latin lentare “to bend”
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