48 LET: 讓；釋放；任由；使

48 LET: 讓；釋放；任由；使

詞組講解

1. let bygones be bygones ** 讓往事隨風(fēng)而去；既往不咎

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓［往事、歷史（bygones）］成為過去

例 It's better to let bygones be bygones than to hold a grudge all your life.

2. let go of sb. or sth. ** 放開，放下

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓某人或某事過去

例 Mike let go of the tree limb he was hanging from and fell to the ground.

3. let go with sth. * 突然發(fā)出大聲

解 俚語；詞義溯源：釋放某物

例 At the sound of the door opening, the dog let go with a vicious growl.

4. let grass grow under one's feet ** 浪費光陰

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：任由草在腳下生長

例 While we're letting grass grow under our feet, our competitors are busy making and marketing their products.

5. let her rip / let it roll ** 開足馬力；拼命干活

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓她［猛沖（rip）］

例 Greg shouted, “Let her rip!” and turned the key that started the plane's engines.

6. let it all hang out * 毫不保留地訴說；和盤托出

解 俚語；詞義溯源：使所有的都［掛在外面（hang out）］

例 When he's with his friends from the YMCA, he feels he can let it all hang out.

7. let 〔blow〕 off steam ** 發(fā)泄抑制的情緒；泄憤

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓［厭惡、力量、精力（steam）］釋放［出來（off）］

例 Boxing is a great way to blow off steam without hurting anyone's feelings.

8. let on ** 泄露；承認；假裝

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：任由（秘密等）［呈現(xiàn)（on）］

例 Don't let on that you are upset. Make it appear you are not bothered the least.

Vince let on that his family was wealthy, but I knew otherwise.

9. let one's hair down / let down one's hair ** 放松；無拘無束

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓頭發(fā)向下

例 She was careful not to let her hair down. Even after work at social gatherings, she remained calm, cool and very professional.

10. let oneself go ** 盡情言說；放松

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓某人走

例 Back in his hometown, away from all the pressures of his job, Colin let himself go and had a great time with his old high school buddies.

11. let sb. down *** 讓某人失望；辜負了某人的期望

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：讓某人［向下（down）］

例 You've let me down too many times, Paul. Don't disappoint me ever again!

12. let sb. have it / let sb. have it with both barrels ** 痛罵，痛打；懲戒

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓某人［受批評或懲戒（have it）］；with both barrels起強調(diào)作用

例 The next time I talk to him, I'm going to really let him have it. That bastard!

13. let sb. in on sth. *** 告知

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：讓某人進來

例 He took me to his office and let me in on the company's plans.

14. let sb. off the hook / let sb. off ** 卸下某人的責(zé)任；使擺脫麻煩

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓某人［脫離窘境（off the hook）］

例 Since it was the boy's first offense, the judge let him off the hook.

15. let sb. or sth. in / let in sb. or sth. *** 讓某人或某物進入

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：讓某人或某物［進來（in）］

例 They won't let you in if you don't have a membership card to show them.

16. let sb. or sth. off / let off sb. or sth. *** 免除（任務(wù)、工作等）；下車，下船；釋放

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：讓某人或某物［離開（off）］；參照get off easy

例 Ed had a good excuse for being late for practice, so the coach let him off. Thanks for the ride. Could you let me off at the next corner?

One of the containers was letting off a pungent odor.

17. let sb. or sth. out / let out sb. or sth. *** 放某人或某物出去；說出，泄露

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：讓某人或某物［出來（out）］

例 The door was already locked, so the security guard had to let me out.

Microsoft intentionally let it out that they were developing new software.

18. let sleeping dogs lie ** 莫惹是非

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓［熟睡的（sleeping）］狗一直睡下去

例 That happened over 30 years ago. What does it matter now, honey? Just let sleeping dogs lie.

19. let sth. ride ** 聽其自然；放任

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓某情況［任意發(fā)展（ride）］

例 He was too tired to protest the cold soup, so he let it ride.

20. let sth. slide ** 疏忽；任其發(fā)展

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓某物不知不覺地［溜走（slide）］；Let it slide！的意思是“別管了！”

例 We must be careful not to let our productivity slide.

21. let sth. slip by ** 忘記重要的約會；錯過機會

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓某物不知不覺地［溜走（slip by）］

例 No matter how busy I get, I never let our wedding anniversary slip by.

This is an opportunity we can't afford to let slip by.

22. let sth. slip out / let sth. slip ** 無意中說出了秘密

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓某物［滑了出來（slip out）］

例 Paul had too much to drink and let our secret plans slip out.

23. let the cat out of the bag / spill the beans ** 泄露秘密；說漏嘴

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓貓從包里出來

例 A business card from a job recruiter that Walter had accidentally left on his desk let the cat out of the bag that he was thinking of leaving the company.

24. let the chance slip by ** 失去機會

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓機會不知不覺地［溜走（slip by）］

例 How foolish of me. She was interested in me and I let the chance slip by.

25. let up on sb. or sth. / let up *** 松懈；減少壓力

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：讓某人或某物［向上（up）］

例 After his illness, his parents let up on Song Jin and didn't demand as much from him.

26. let 〔leave〕 well enough alone ** 不要弄巧成拙；別畫蛇添足

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：讓［美好、幸福（well）］獨自留著

例 Why did you try to fix it? The engine wasn't running perfectly, but at least it was running. Now it's dead. You should have left well enough alone.

參考譯文

1. 過去的就讓它過去吧，不要一輩子耿耿于懷。

2. 邁克松開勾住他的樹枝，摔在了地上。

3. 一聽到開門聲，這只狗發(fā)出了兇惡的叫聲。

4. 我們在浪費光陰的時候，我們的競爭對手們正在忙著生產(chǎn)和銷售他們的產(chǎn)品。

5. 格雷格喊道：“全速前進！”然后轉(zhuǎn)動鑰匙，啟動了飛機的引擎。

6. 跟基督教青年會的朋友們在一起，他覺得可以無拘無束。

7. 拳擊是一種很好的發(fā)泄情緒的方式，而且不用傷害別人的感情。

8. 別讓人知道你生氣了。要讓自己看起來一點都不生氣。

文斯假裝他家很有錢，但是我知道并非如此。

9. 她很小心，從不讓自己放松。即便下班后在社交聚會上，她依然保持平靜、冷靜和專業(yè)的狀態(tài)。

10. 回到家鄉(xiāng)，遠離工作的壓力，科林放松了心情，與中學(xué)時代的老伙計們一起度過了一段美好的時光。

11. 你讓我失望的次數(shù)太多了，保羅。別再讓我失望了！

12. 下次再跟他說話的時候，我會給他點顏色看看。那個混蛋！

13. 他帶我去他的辦公室，告訴我公司的計劃。

14. 由于這個男孩是初犯，所以法官放過了他。

15. 如果你沒有會員卡，他們不會讓你進去的。

16. 埃德訓(xùn)練遲到了，但他有一個很好的借口，所以教練饒恕了他。

謝謝你開車送我。你能讓我在下一個路口下車嗎？

其中一個容器釋放出一種刺激性氣味。

17. 門已經(jīng)鎖上了，所以保安必須開門讓我出去。

微軟故意發(fā)布消息稱，他們正在開發(fā)新軟件。

18. 那是30多年前的事了?，F(xiàn)在有什么關(guān)系呢，親愛的？不要自找麻煩了。

19. 他太累了，沒力氣去抱怨湯涼了，也就將就著喝了。

20. 我們必須努力不讓生產(chǎn)力下滑。

21. 不論多忙，我都不會忘記我們的結(jié)婚周年紀(jì)念日。

我們不能錯過這個機會。

22. 保羅喝得太多了，無意中說出了我們的秘密計劃。

23. 沃爾特?zé)o意中留在桌上的一張招聘人員的名片泄露了他想離開公司的秘密。

24. 我真傻呀。她對我感興趣，而我卻讓機會溜走了。

25. 宋晉生病后，他的父母減少了對他的壓力，不像以前對他要求那么高了。

26. 你為什么要去修它？引擎之前運行不正常，但是至少它還在運轉(zhuǎn)?，F(xiàn)在，它已經(jīng)不動了。你不應(yīng)該去管它的。