Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #320
let
允许；让
allow or enable something to happen
- 1.
To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
允许,不阻止(+动词不定式,但通常不带to)
- 2.
To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave alone.
允许不干涉；不打扰或干预；不理会
- 3.
To allow the release of (a fluid).
允许释放(液体)
- 4.
To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
给予、授予或分配工作、特权或合同；通常与out连用
- 5.
Used to introduce a first or third person imperative verb construction.
用于引入第一或第三人称祈使动词结构
- 6.
To cause (+ bare infinitive).
导致(+动词原形)
使发生；促使；保持不变；不改变；允许,不阻止(+动词不定式,但通常不带to)；允许不干涉；不打扰或干预；不理会；允许释放(液体)
In use
The teacher let us leave early after the exam.
My mother let me borrow her car for the weekend.
He let the water run while he washed the dishes.
let + object + bare infinitive
宾语后跟动词原形，表示允许或促使某人做某事。
Let me help you.
让我帮你。
let + object + preposition/adverb
表示让某人或某物进入、出去等方向性移动。
Please let the cat in.
请让猫进来。
let's + bare infinitive
用于提出建议，let's是let us的缩写。
Let's go for a walk.
我们去散步吧。
Connections
Collocations
- let go
- 放手；释放
- You need to let go of the past.你需要放下过去。
- let alone
- 更不用说
- He can't afford a car, let alone a house.他连车都买不起，更不用说房子了。
- let down
- 使失望；放下
- I promised to help, and I won't let you down.我答应过帮忙，不会让你失望的。
- let in
- 让...进入
- Please let the cat in; it's raining.请让猫进来，下雨了。
- let out
- 放出；发出（声音）
- She let out a scream when she saw the spider.她看到蜘蛛时发出了一声尖叫。
- let off
- 免除；放（烟火）
Learner notes
Memory Tip
let发音似'来特'，想象'特（特定的人）被允许来'，即'让，允许'。
Context & Register
登记：中性。通常用于日常对话中表示允许或提出建议（如 'let me', 'let's'）。在书面语和口语中都很常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'let' (pronounced /lɛt/)—they share the same /ɛt/ ending sound in standard American English.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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