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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   let

   • IPA[let]

   美式

   • v.
     not prevent or forbid; allow；allow to pass in a particular direction
   • n.
     a period during which a room or property is rented；a property available for rent

   • verb: let, 3rd person present: lets, gerund or present participle: letting, past tense: let, past participle: let

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. not prevent or forbid; allow my boss let me leave early you mustn't let yourself get so involved 同義詞 allow, permit, give permission to, give leave to, authorize, ... 更多sanction, grant, grant the right to, warrant, license, empower, enable, entitle, assent to, consefnt to, agree to, acquiesce in, accede to, approve of, tolerate, countenance, suffer, brook, admit of, give one's blessing to, give assent to, cause, make, informalgive the green light to, give the go-ahead to, give the thumbs up to, give someone/something the nod, say the magic word, OK反義詞 prevent, prohibit
   • ▪ allow to pass in a particular direction could you let the dog out? the tiny window let in hardly any light 同義詞 allow to go, permit to pass, make way for
   • 2. used in the imperative to formulate various expressions. 同義詞 allow, permit, give permission to, give leave to, authorize, ... 更多sanction, grant, grant the right to, warrant, license, empower, enable, entitle, assent to, consefnt to, agree to, acquiesce in, accede to, approve of, tolerate, countenance, suffer, brook, admit of, give one's blessing to, give assent to, cause, make, informalgive the green light to, give the go-ahead to, give the thumbs up to, give someone/something the nod, say the magic word, OK反義詞 prevent, prohibit
   • ▪ used as a polite way of making or responding to a suggestion, giving an instruction, or introducing a remark let's have a drink “Shall we go?” “Yes, let's.”
   • ▪ used to make a polite offer of help “Here, let me,” offered Bruce
   • ▪ used to express one's strong desire for something to happen or be the case “Dear God,” Jessica prayed, “let him be all right.”
   • ▪ used as a way of expressing defiance or challenge if he wants to walk out, well let him!
   • ▪ used to express an assumption upon which a theory or calculation is to be based let A and B stand for X and Y respectively
   • 3. British allow someone to have the use of (a room or property) in return for regular payments; rent they've let out their apartment homeowners will be able to let rooms to lodgers without having to pay tax 同義詞 rent out, rent, lease, hire, hire out, ... 更多loan, give on loan, sublet, sublease, farm out, contract, charge for the use of, let out
   • ▪ award (a contract for a particular project) to an applicant preliminary contracts were let and tunneling work started

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. British a period during which a room or property is rented I've taken a month's let on the flat
   • ▪ British a property available for rent an unfurnished let

   片語

   • let alone
   • let someone or something be
   • let someone down gently
   • let something drop
   • let fall
   • let fly
   • let oneself go
   • let someone or something go
   • let someone have it
   • let something drop
   • let something go
   • let someone know
   • let someone or something loose
   • let me see
   • let me tell you
   • let's be honest
   • let's face it
   • let's pretend
   • let's say
   • let's see
   • to let
   • let down
   • let in for
   • let in on
   • let into
   • let off
   • let on
   • let out
   • let up
   • let up on