48 LET: 让；释放；任由；使

48 LET: 让；释放；任由；使

词组讲解

1. let bygones be bygones ** 让往事随风而去；既往不咎

解 习语；词义溯源：让［往事、历史（bygones）］成为过去

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

2. let go of sb. or sth. ** 放开，放下

解 习语；词义溯源：让某人或某事过去

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

3. let go with sth. * 突然发出大声

解 俚语；词义溯源：释放某物

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

4. let grass grow under one's feet ** 浪费光阴

解 习语；词义溯源：任由草在脚下生长

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 ** 开足马力；拼命干活

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：让她［猛冲（rip）］

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

6. let it all hang out * 毫不保留地诉说；和盘托出

解 俚语；词义溯源：使所有的都［挂在外面（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 ** 发泄抑制的情绪；泄愤

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：让［厌恶、力量、精力（steam）］释放［出来（off）］

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

8. let on ** 泄露；承认；假装

解 习语；词义溯源：任由（秘密等）［呈现（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；无拘无束

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：让头发向下

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 ** 尽情言说；放松

解 习语；词义溯源：让某人走

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 *** 让某人失望；辜负了某人的期望

解 短语动词；词义溯源：让某人［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 ** 痛骂，痛打；惩戒

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：让某人［受批评或惩戒（have it）］；with both barrels起强调作用

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〉短语动词；词义溯源：让某人进来

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 ** 卸下某人的责任；使摆脱麻烦

解 习语；词义溯源：让某人［脱离窘境（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. *** 让某人或某物进入

解 短语动词；词义溯源：让某人或某物［进来（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（任务、工作等）；下车，下船；释放

解 短语动词；词义溯源：让某人或某物［离开（off）］；参照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；说出，泄露

解 短语动词；词义溯源：让某人或某物［出来（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〉习语；词义溯源：让［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 ** 听其自然；放任

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：让某情况［任意发展（ride）］

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

20. let sth. slide ** 疏忽；任其发展

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：让某物不知不觉地［溜走（slide）］；Let it slide！的意思是“别管了！”

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

21. let sth. slip by ** 忘记重要的约会；错过机会

解 习语；词义溯源：让某物不知不觉地［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 ** 无意中说出了秘密

解 习语；词义溯源：让某物［滑了出来（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；说漏嘴

解 习语；词义溯源：让猫从包里出来

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 ** 失去机会

解 习语；词义溯源：让机会不知不觉地［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；减少压力

解 短语动词；词义溯源：让某人或某物［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；别画蛇添足

解 习语；词义溯源：让［美好、幸福（well）］独自留着

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.

参考译文

1. 过去的就让它过去吧，不要一辈子耿耿于怀。

2. 迈克松开勾住他的树枝，摔在了地上。

3. 一听到开门声，这只狗发出了凶恶的叫声。

4. 我们在浪费光阴的时候，我们的竞争对手们正在忙着生产和销售他们的产品。

5. 格雷格喊道：“全速前进！”然后转动钥匙，启动了飞机的引擎。

6. 跟基督教青年会的朋友们在一起，他觉得可以无拘无束。

7. 拳击是一种很好的发泄情绪的方式，而且不用伤害别人的感情。

8. 别让人知道你生气了。要让自己看起来一点都不生气。

文斯假装他家很有钱，但是我知道并非如此。

9. 她很小心，从不让自己放松。即便下班后在社交聚会上，她依然保持平静、冷静和专业的状态。

10. 回到家乡，远离工作的压力，科林放松了心情，与中学时代的老伙计们一起度过了一段美好的时光。

11. 你让我失望的次数太多了，保罗。别再让我失望了！

12. 下次再跟他说话的时候，我会给他点颜色看看。那个混蛋！

13. 他带我去他的办公室，告诉我公司的计划。

14. 由于这个男孩是初犯，所以法官放过了他。

15. 如果你没有会员卡，他们不会让你进去的。

16. 埃德训练迟到了，但他有一个很好的借口，所以教练饶恕了他。

谢谢你开车送我。你能让我在下一个路口下车吗？

其中一个容器释放出一种刺激性气味。

17. 门已经锁上了，所以保安必须开门让我出去。

微软故意发布消息称，他们正在开发新软件。

18. 那是30多年前的事了。现在有什么关系呢，亲爱的？不要自找麻烦了。

19. 他太累了，没力气去抱怨汤凉了，也就将就着喝了。

20. 我们必须努力不让生产力下滑。

21. 不论多忙，我都不会忘记我们的结婚周年纪念日。

我们不能错过这个机会。

22. 保罗喝得太多了，无意中说出了我们的秘密计划。

23. 沃尔特无意中留在桌上的一张招聘人员的名片泄露了他想离开公司的秘密。

24. 我真傻呀。她对我感兴趣，而我却让机会溜走了。

25. 宋晋生病后，他的父母减少了对他的压力，不像以前对他要求那么高了。

26. 你为什么要去修它？引擎之前运行不正常，但是至少它还在运转。现在，它已经不动了。你不应该去管它的。