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）

机械

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 对…宽大处理
  If youletsomeoneoff, you give them a lighter punishment than they expect or no punishment at all.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 使（炸药等）爆炸；开（枪、炮等）
  If youlet offan explosive or a gun, you explode or fire it.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

• grant exemption or release to
  1. Please excuse me from this class
  Synonym:excuserelieveexempt

双语例句

• This time, I feel slightly let off the hook.
  而这一次我感到一丝解脱。
• He was let off without punishment; we won't let him off so easily next time.
  他没受处分就过去了，下次我们不能这样轻易放过他。
• 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 I reached home, I spread out the quilt to let off the heat.
  回到家，将丝棉被摊开，让它抖去热气。
• He believes that if he works all day he should be let off domestic chores.
  他认为如果他整天工作，就应免掉他的家务劳动。
• 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。
• 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。
• Please forgive me for saying that; I just needed to let off steam.
  请原谅我讲的那些话，我只不过是要发发牢骚而已。
• US businesses have been let off lightly.
  美国企业暂且逃过了一劫。
• 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。