let 音标拼音: [l'ɛt]
vt . 让,假设,出租,排放,妨碍
vi . 出租,被承包
n . 出租屋,障碍
让,假设,出租,排放,妨碍出租,被承包出租屋,障碍
LET n 1 :
a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir ;
fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India ;
"
Lashkar -
e -
Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus " [
synonym : {
Lashkar -
e -
Taiba }, {
Lashkar -
e -
Toiba },
{
Lashkar -
e -
Tayyiba }, {
LET }, {
Army of the Pure }, {
Army of the Righteous }]
2 :
a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver '
s court ;
the ball must be served again [
synonym : {
let },
{
net ball }]
v 1 :
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen ; "
This permits the water to rush in "; "
This sealed door won '
t allow the water come into the basement "; "
This will permit the rain to run off " [
synonym :
{
let }, {
allow }, {
permit }] [
ant : {
keep }, {
prevent }]
2 :
actively cause something to happen ; "
I let it be known that I was not interested "
3 :
consent to ,
give permission ; "
She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband "; "
I won '
t let the police search her basement "; "
I cannot allow you to see your exam " [
synonym :
{
permit }, {
allow }, {
let }, {
countenance }] [
ant : {
disallow },
{
forbid }, {
interdict }, {
nix }, {
prohibit }, {
proscribe },
{
veto }]
4 :
cause to move ;
cause to be in a certain position or condition ; "
He got his squad on the ball "; "
This let me in for a big surprise "; "
He got a girl into trouble " [
synonym :
{
get }, {
let }, {
have }]
5 :
leave unchanged ; "
let it be "
6 :
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract ; "
I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners " [
synonym : {
lease },
{
let }, {
rent }]
-
let \-
let \ (-
l [
e ^]
t )
suff . [
From two French dim .
endings -
el (
L . -
ellus )
and -
et ,
as in bracelet .]
A noun suffix having a diminutive force ;
as in streamlet ,
wavelet ,
armlet .
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Let \
Let \ (
l [
e ^]
t ),
v .
t . [
OE .
letten ,
AS .
lettan to delay ,
to hinder ,
fr .
l [
ae ]
t slow ;
akin to D .
letten to hinder ,
G .
verletzen to hurt ,
Icel .
letja to hold back ,
Goth .
latjan .
See {
Late }.]
To retard ;
to hinder ;
to impede ;
to oppose . [
Archaic ]
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He was so strong that no man might him let . --
Chaucer .
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He who now letteth will let ,
until he be taken out of the way . --
2 .
Thess .
ii .
7 .
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Mine ancient wound is hardly whole ,
And lets me from the saddle . --
Tennyson .
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Let \
Let \,
n .
1 .
A retarding ;
hindrance ;
obstacle ;
impediment ;
delay ; --
common in the phrase without let or hindrance ,
but elsewhere archaic . --
Keats .
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Consider whether your doings be to the let of your salvation or not . --
Latimer .
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2 . (
Lawn Tennis )
A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over .
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Let \
Let \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Let } ({
Letted } (
l [
e ^]
t "
t [
e ^]
d ),
[
Obs ].);
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Letting }.] [
OE .
leten ,
l [
ae ]
ten (
past tense lat ,
let ,
p .
p .
laten ,
leten ,
lete ),
AS .
l [=
ae ]
tan (
past tense l [=
e ]
t ,
p .
p .
l [=
ae ]
ten );
akin to OFries .
l [=
e ]
ta ,
OS .
l [=
a ]
tan ,
D .
laten ,
G .
lassen ,
OHG .
l [=
a ]
zzan ,
Icel .
l [=
a ]
ta ,
Sw .
l [*
a ]
ta ,
Dan .
lade ,
Goth .
l [=
e ]
tan ,
and L .
lassus weary .
The original meaning seems to have been ,
to let loose ,
let go ,
let drop .
Cf . {
Alas },
{
Late }, {
Lassitude }, {
Let }
to hinder .]
1 .
To leave ;
to relinquish ;
to abandon . [
Obs .
or Archaic ,
except when followed by alone or be .]
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He . . .
prayed him his voyage for to let .
--
Chaucer .
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Yet neither spins nor cards ,
ne cares nor frets ,
But to her mother Nature all her care she lets .
--
Spenser .
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Let me alone in choosing of my wife . --
Chaucer .
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2 .
To consider ;
to think ;
to esteem . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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3 .
To cause ;
to make ; --
used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense ;
as ,
let make ,
i .
e .,
cause to be made ;
let bring ,
i .
e .,
cause to be brought .
[
Obs .]
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This irous ,
cursed wretch Let this knight '
s son anon before him fetch .
--
Chaucer .
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He . . .
thus let do slay hem all three . --
Chaucer .
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Anon he let two coffers make . --
Gower .
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4 .
To permit ;
to allow ;
to suffer ; --
either affirmatively ,
by positive act ,
or negatively ,
by neglecting to restrain or prevent .
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Note :
In this sense ,
when followed by an infinitive ,
the latter is commonly without the sign to ;
as to let us walk ,
i .
e .,
to permit or suffer us to walk .
Sometimes there is entire omission of the verb ;
as ,
to let [
to be or to go ]
loose .
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Pharaoh said ,
I will let you go . --
Ex .
viii .
28 .
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If your name be Horatio ,
as I am let to know it is . --
Shak .
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5 .
To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation ;
to lease ;
to rent ;
to hire out ; --
often with out ;
as ,
to let a farm ;
to let a house ;
to let out horses .
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6 .
To give ,
grant ,
or assign ,
as a work ,
privilege ,
or contract ; --
often with out ;
as ,
to let the building of a bridge ;
to let out the lathing and the plastering .
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Note :
The active form of the infinitive of let ,
as of many other English verbs ,
is often used in a passive sense ;
as ,
a house to let (
i .
e .,
for letting ,
or to be let ).
This form of expression conforms to the use of the Anglo -
Saxon gerund with to (
dative infinitive )
which was commonly so employed .
See {
Gerund },
2 . "
Your elegant house in Harley Street is to let ." --
Thackeray .
In the imperative mood ,
before the first person plural ,
let has a hortative force . "
Rise up ,
let us go ."
--
Mark xiv .
42 . "
Let us seek out some desolate shade ."
--
Shak .
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{
To let alone },
to leave ;
to withdraw from ;
to refrain from interfering with .
{
To let blood },
to cause blood to flow ;
to bleed .
{
To let down }.
(
a )
To lower .
(
b )
To soften in tempering ;
as ,
to let down tools ,
cutlery ,
and the like .
{
To let fly }
or {
To let drive },
to discharge with violence ,
as a blow ,
an arrow ,
or stone .
See under {
Drive },
and {
Fly }.
{
To let in }
or {
To let into }.
(
a )
To permit or suffer to enter ;
to admit .
(
b )
To insert ,
or imbed ,
as a piece of wood ,
in a recess formed in a surface for the purpose .
{
To let loose },
to remove restraint from ;
to permit to wander at large .
{
To let off }.
(
a )
To discharge ;
to let fly ,
as an arrow ;
to fire the charge of ,
as a gun .
(
b )
To release ,
as from an engagement or obligation .
[
Colloq .]
{
To let out }.
(
a )
To allow to go forth ;
as ,
to let out a prisoner .
(
b )
To extend or loosen ,
as the folds of a garment ;
to enlarge ;
to suffer to run out ,
as a cord .
(
c )
To lease ;
to give out for performance by contract ,
as a job .
(
d )
To divulge .
{
To let slide },
to let go ;
to cease to care for . [
Colloq .] "
Let the world slide ." --
Shak .
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Let \
Let \,
v .
i .
1 .
To forbear . [
Obs .] --
Bacon .
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2 .
To be let or leased ;
as ,
the farm lets for $
500 a year .
See note under {
Let },
v .
t .
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{
To let on },
to tell ;
to tattle ;
to divulge something . [
Low ]
{
To let up },
to become less severe ;
to diminish ;
to cease ;
as ,
when the storm lets up . [
Colloq .]
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161 Moby Thesaurus words for "
let ":
OK ,
accord ,
accredit ,
admit ,
allow ,
approve ,
arrest ,
arrestation ,
arrestment ,
assume ,
authorize ,
bareboat charter ,
be afraid ,
believe ,
bleed ,
blockage ,
blocking ,
broach ,
certify ,
charter ,
chartered ,
check ,
clogging ,
closing up ,
closure ,
commission ,
concede ,
conceive ,
conclude ,
consent ,
consider ,
constriction ,
cramp ,
daresay ,
decant ,
deduce ,
deem ,
delay ,
detainment ,
detention ,
dispense ,
divine ,
draft ,
draft off ,
drain ,
draw ,
draw from ,
draw off ,
dream ,
employed ,
empty ,
endorse ,
exhaust ,
expect ,
fancy ,
farm ,
farm out ,
feel ,
fixation ,
foot -
dragging ,
gather ,
give leave ,
give permission ,
give the go -
ahead ,
give the word ,
grant ,
hampering ,
have ,
hindering ,
hindrance ,
hire ,
hire out ,
hired ,
hireling ,
hiring ,
holdback ,
holdup ,
imagine ,
impediment ,
infer ,
inhibition ,
interference ,
interruption ,
job ,
lease ,
lease out ,
lease -
back ,
lease -
lend ,
leased ,
leave ,
lend -
lease ,
let be ,
let blood ,
let off ,
let out ,
license ,
make possible ,
mercenary ,
milk ,
negativism ,
nuisance value ,
obstruction ,
obstructionism ,
occlusion ,
okay ,
opine ,
opposition ,
paid ,
permit ,
phlebotomize ,
pipette ,
prefigure ,
presume ,
presuppose ,
presurmise ,
provisionally accept ,
pump ,
pump out ,
reckon ,
release ,
rent ,
rent out ,
rental ,
rented ,
repression ,
repute ,
resistance ,
restraint ,
restriction ,
retardation ,
retardment ,
sanction ,
say ,
say the word ,
setback ,
siphon off ,
squeeze ,
stranglehold ,
stricture ,
sublease ,
subleased ,
sublet ,
subrent ,
suck ,
suck out ,
suffer ,
suppose ,
suppression ,
surmise ,
suspect ,
take ,
take for ,
take for granted ,
take it ,
take to be ,
tap ,
think ,
underlet ,
understand ,
venesect ,
vouchsafe
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