Word
letups
/ˈletʌp/
noun
停止；中止；放松
letups is the plural of letup.
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
- 1.
A pause or period of slackening.
暂停或松懈的时期
暂停或松懈的时期；停止；中止；放松
In use
The rain continued without letup for three days.
There was no letup in the pressure from the boss.
After a brief letup, the noise started again.
there is no letup in [noun/gerund]
There is no letup in the rain.
雨没有停止的迹象。
[verb] without letup
常用于描述持续的动作或状态。
The wind blew without letup for three days.
风连续刮了三天，没有减弱。
a letup in [noun]
We finally saw a letup in the traffic.
我们终于看到交通有所缓解。
Common mistakes
There was a let up in the rain.There was a letup in the rain.
名词'letup'是固定拼写，不能分开写成'let up'，后者是动词短语。
There is no letup of the noise.There is no letup in the noise.
名词'letup'后接介词'in'表示在某方面的减缓，而不是'of'。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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