【常用新聞英文語彙】relent 的4種用法


relent (vi)

1.手軟
Koizumi vows not to relent against terrorism. 
小泉純一郎保證對抗恐怖主義絕不手軟。

2.罷手
He would not relent until the murderer was dead or captured. 
在兇手身亡或被逮之前他不會罷手。

3.手下留情
Unless OPEC relents, gas prices will continue to rise. 
除非石油輸出國家組織手下留情,否則油價將繼續攀升。

4.低頭
 After Yao himself offered a pledge of loyalty to the Chinese national team, the authorities finally relented. 
在姚本人宣誓效忠中國國家代表隊後,主管當局終於低頭。

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