let off
英 [let ɒf]
美 [let ɔːf]
准许…不必做（或不必工作）; 对…宽大处理; 使（炸药等）爆炸; 开（枪、炮等）
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 准许…不必做（或不必工作）
If someone in authorityletsyouoffa task or duty, they give you permission not to do it.- The theatre management kindly let me off a couple of performances to go to Yorkshire...
剧院领导很体谅地同意我休演几场抽身到约克郡去。 - In those days they didn't let you off work to go home very often.
在当时，他们并不经常准许请假回家。
- The theatre management kindly let me off a couple of performances to go to Yorkshire...
- PHRASAL VERB 对…宽大处理
If youletsomeoneoff, you give them a lighter punishment than they expect or no punishment at all.- Because he was a Christian, the judge let him off...
由于他是基督徒，法官便对他从轻发落。 - When police realised who he was, they asked for an autograph and let him off with a warning.
警察知道他是谁后，便向他要了签名，然后只给了他个警告就放他走了。
- Because he was a Christian, the judge let him off...
- PHRASAL VERB 使（炸药等）爆炸；开（枪、炮等）
If youlet offan explosive or a gun, you explode or fire it.- A resident of his neighbourhood had let off fireworks to celebrate the Revolution.
他家附近的一个居民燃放了烟花庆祝革命胜利。
- A resident of his neighbourhood had let off fireworks to celebrate the Revolution.
英英释义
verb
双语例句
- We have been let off our homework because of the concert.
因为有音乐会所以免了我们的家庭作业。 - Recently we have had a heated discussion on whether we can let off fireworks on Spring Festival or not.
最近我们就是否可以在春节期间燃放烟花爆竹举行了讨论。 - Well, I must say television's just a passive way of let off steam.
噢，我得说电视只是消耗精力的一种消极方式。 - They can let off steam in pubs where nobody knows them.
他们可以在酒店里纵情宣泄，那里没有人认识他们。 - I was pulled over for speeding, but I was let off with a warning.
我因为超速行驶被拦截到路边，但只被警告了一下就放行了。 - The terrorists let off a bomb near the building.
恐怖分子在这座楼房附近引爆了一枚炸弹。 - We've been let off school today because our teacher is ill.
今天学校放假，因为我们的老师病了。 - US businesses have been let off lightly.
美国企业暂且逃过了一劫。 - Jane: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam.
简：来吧，我觉得你应该把愤怒发泄出来。 - She was let off with a warning.
她没被处罚，只是受了个警告。