亚洲网紅露点

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relent

[ ri-lent ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to become less severe; slacken:

    The winds relented.



verb (used with object)

  1. Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
  2. Obsolete. to cause to slacken; abate.
  3. Obsolete. to abandon; relinquish.

relent

/ 谤瑟藞濒蓻苍迟 /

verb

  1. to change one's mind about some decided course, esp a harsh one; become more mild or amenable
  2. (of the pace or intensity of something) to slacken
  3. (of the weather) to become more mild
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 谤别路濒别苍迟顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of relent1

1350鈥1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin *谤别濒别苍迟腻谤别, equivalent to Latin re- re- + 濒别苍迟腻谤别 to bend, derivative of lentus flexible, viscous, slow
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of relent1

C14: from re- + Latin 濒别苍迟腻谤别 to bend, from lentus flexible, tenacious
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When Glenn relents and calls the Mrs. for approval, Rickey sprints to the nearby desert and scoops up some dirt in a Wilson tennis ball canister.

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Petro relented after Trump promised to place crippling tariffs and sanctions on Colombia.

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Trump's decision to punish Ukraine by cutting off military intelligence about Russia missile launches had an immediate and deadly impact, and Zelensky had to work hard to get Trump to relent.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 government also said it would intensify military pressure on Hamas until it relents.

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When one of his brothers sent him a message on Snapchat, he finally relented and looked to see what was going on.

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