relented

英 [rɪˈlentɪd]

美 [rɪˈlentɪd]

v.  终于答应; 不再拒绝; 变缓和; 变温和; 减弱
relent的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 变宽厚;变温和;心软
  If yourelent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do.
  1. Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry.
     最后他母亲作出让步，允许她的小儿子结婚。
• VERB (天气)转晴，缓和，转好
  If bad weatherrelents, it improves.
  1. If the weather relents, the game will be finished today.
     如果天气转好的话，比赛将在今天结束。

双语例句

• The soldiers'unit initially refused to hand them over to the police, but relented under pressure from senior government officials.
  这两名士兵所在的部队最初拒绝将他们移交警方，但是在高级政府官员的压力下妥协。
• Jennie weakened, and finally relented
  詹妮的态度有所缓和，最终软了下来。
• He eventually relented after the coach made his teammates run laps of the court each time he refused.
  后来，姚明每次拒绝扣篮后，教练就让他的队友在场内跑圈，他终于妥协了。
• The residents relented eventually, perhaps with the creeping realisation that the days of making easy money are over.
  居民们最终还是罢休了，他们或许渐渐认识到，容易赚钱的日子已经过去了。
• Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry
  最后他母亲让步了，准许她的小儿子结婚。
• Lily had given up in the end and avoided speaking about magic at all, till Petunia finally relented, and started to speak to her again, telling her all about her new school and new school friends.
  最后莉莉只好放弃，不再提魔法的事。佩妮的态度也终于有所缓和，又开始和她说话了，总是跟她唠叨她的新学校和她的新朋友们。
• At last mother relented and allowed the children to stay up and watch TV.
  最后母亲松口了，同意孩子们不睡觉来看电视。
• Some low-cost carriers, such as easyJet, which had at first refused to use GDSs have relented.
  一些低成本航空公司，如易捷航空，在最开始拒绝使用GDS系统，而现在已经动心了。
• For a second time, I retreated a step while my attacker relented in his attack.
  我再一次后退了一步，同时，我的袭击者的攻击也减缓了。
• Her parents had initially refused to let her go to the party, but eventually they relented.
  她父母起初拒绝让她去参加聚会，但最后心软让步了。