Word · Frequency #18525
relenting
心软；发慈悲；让步
relenting is the present participle of relent.
核心释义
to finally give in or be swayed; to become less harsh, cruel, or strict
- 1.
让步或动摇；变得不那么严厉或残酷；表现宽大
To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
- 2.
减弱；缓和
To slacken; to abate.
减弱；缓和；让步或动摇；变得不那么严厉或残酷；表现宽大；变宽厚；变温和；动怜悯之心
用法In use
After hours of negotiation, the manager finally relented and approved the budget increase.
用法提示：动词过去式relented表示‘终于变得不严厉或让步’。
The teacher never relents on her strict grading policy, no matter how much students complain.
用法提示：动词第三人称单数relents表示‘始终不放松或不让步’。
Seeing the child's tears, the parent relenting, allowed them to stay up a little later.
用法提示：动词现在分词relenting表示‘表现出同情或妥协’。
relent and do sth
表示先前的拒绝或强硬态度转为同意，常用 finally/eventually 等副词修饰。
The government finally relented and released the prisoners.
政府最终让步，释放了囚犯。
relent toward sb
指对某人不再严厉或苛刻，toward 也可用 towards。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- finally relent
- 最终让步；终于心软
- After hours of argument, the teacher finally relented and gave us an extension.经过几个小时的争论，老师最终让步，给了我们延期。
- relent a little
- 稍微缓和；有点心软
- She relented a little when she saw how upset he was.看到他那么难过，她稍微有些心软了。
- refuse to relent
- 拒绝让步；毫不松动
- The manager refused to relent on the strict deadline.经理在严格的截止日期上拒绝让步。
- the weather relents
- 天气好转；风雪减弱
- We'll play outside when the weather relents.等天气好转我们就到外面玩。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 re（再）+ lent（借出）：别人再三恳求，你终于把强硬“借”出去，心软让步。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式陈述与报道、文学或书面叙述、谈判与法律语境 relent 通常用于较正式或书面语境，表示‘让步、心软’或‘减弱、缓和’；在口语中，可能会用 give in 等更直白的表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with the stressed '-lent' in /rɪˈlɛnt/. Beware lookalikes such as 'silent' (/ˈsaɪlənt/) and 'talent' (/ˈtælənt/): they end in the same letters but use a different vowel sound.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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