let
verb
uk/let/us/let/present participleletting|past tense and past participleletletverb(ALLOW)
B1[T+ infinitive without to]
toallowsomething tohappenor someone to do something by not doing anything tostopanactionor by givingyourpermission:
让；允许；准许Shewantedto go but herparentswouldn't let her.她想走，但父母不让。
Hedecidedto let hishairgrowlong.他决定把头发留起来。
Letyourshoesdrycompletelybefore putting them on.让鞋子干透以后再穿。
I'm letting youstayup late, just thisonce.我允许你熬夜，但仅此一次。
Don't let itworryyou.不要让它惹你心烦。
If heneedsmoney, let him(= he should)earnit!如果他需要钱，就让他去挣吧！
to allow someone to do something
- allowAm I allowed to go to the park?
- letShe wanted to go but her parents wouldn't let her.
- permitSmoking is not permitted in any part of the building.
- have your permissionYou have my permission to stay out past midnight on Friday.
- authorizeWho authorized this expenditure?
- give something the go-aheadThe government has given the go-ahead for a multi-billion pound road-building project.
[T+ obj + infinitive without to,not in past tenses]
used to show that youacceptwhat is going tohappen,althoughyou do not like it:
任由Let itrain- it won'tspoilourafternoon.随它下吧——下雨不会影响我们下午的活动。
[T+ obj + infinitive without to,not in past tenses]
used to say that youwishsomething tohappenvery much:
（表示非常希望）让…发生Oh,pleaselet him get thejob!噢，让他得到那份工作吧！
- Theyagreedto let uslivethererent-free.
- It isn'thygienicto let thecatsiton thediningtable.
- We wereaskedto show someidentificationbefore thesecurityguardswould let us in.
- The dog'sscratchingat thedoor- shall I let him in?
- Kyle'smumlets himstayup late on theweekends.
Allowing and permitting
- admission
- admit
- admit ofsomething
- allow ofsomething
- allowable
- authorization
- authorize
- clearance
- entrance
- given the chance/choiceidiom
- green-light
- hall pass
- imprimatur
- left
- liberty
- relicense
- relicensure
- say-so
- security clearance
- seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
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Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
Hoping and hopefulness
letverb(SUGGEST)
let's(alsoformallet us)
A2
used toexpressasuggestionorrequestthatincludesyou and the otherpersonorpeople:
（表示建议或请求）让我们Let's go out todinner.我们出去吃晚饭吧。
Let usconsiderall thepossibilities.让我们来考虑一下各种可能性吧。
Let's not (UKalsodon'tlet's)argue.咱们别争了。
- None of us has muchmoneyso let'scombinewhat we've got.
- Now let'shearfrom Sue atourtraveldesk.
- I don'twanttotalkabout itanymore- let'sdropthesubject.
- Iknow- let's go to thebeach!
- Stopshoutingand let'sdiscussthisreasonably.
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- bouncesomethingoffsomeone
- can't
- co-sponsor
- co-sponsorship
- drop
- if you take my meaningidiom
- imply
- make noisesidiom
- maybe
- move
- mover
- nomination
- on the tableidiom
- proposition
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- putsomethingin
- putsomethingup
- resubmission
- resubmit
letverb(RENT)
[T]mainlyUK(USusuallyrent)
toallowyourhouseorlandto belivedin or used by someoneelseinexchangefor aregularpayment:
租出去，出租They are lettingtheirhouse(out)for thesummer.他们准备夏天把房子租出去。
He's let hisflattoayoungcouple.他把公寓房租给了一对年轻夫妇。
She has aroomtolet in herhouse.她的房子里有一个房间要出租。
Mortgages & real estate
- blockbusting
- brick
- bricks and mortaridiom
- BTL
- buy-to-let
- chain
- equity
- landlady
- letting
- planning blight
- real estate broker
- Realtor
- realty
- realty office
- refinance
- remortgage
- repo
- repossess
- repossession
- reverse mortgage
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Renting property
Grammar
Allow,permitorlet?
Allow, permit and let are verbs that all have a similar meaning: ‘give permission or make it possible for somebody to do or have something’.…Permit/allow someone+to do something
We use a direct object + to-infinitive after permit and allow:…Let someone+do something
We use an infinitive without to after let:…Passive withpermitandallow
We often use the passive with permit and allow. Permit is often used for official public notices:…Let,let’s
We use let to talk about permission. Let is followed by an object and an infinitive without to:…Let: permission
We use let to talk about permission. Let is followed by an object and an infinitive without to:…Let’s,let: suggestions, offers, imperatives
Let us is the first person plural imperative, which we only use in very formal situations. Let’s is the short form, which we often use to make suggestions which include ourselves:…Letmeaning ‘rent’
We use let with a direct object meaning ‘rent something to someone’:…Imperatives withlet(let’s)
We use let to form first person and third person imperatives.…Negative imperative oflet’s
We often use the phrase let’s not:…Idioms
letsomeonebe
let go
letsomeonego
letsomethinggo/pass
letyourselfgo
letyourhair down
letsomeonehave it
letsomeonein on a secret
letsomeoneknow
letsomethingslip
letsomethinggo
let it all hang out
let it be known
let it lie
let rip/fly
let the side down
let's face it
let's see
Phrasal verbs
letsomeonedown
letsomethingdown
letsomeone/somethingin
letyourselfin forsomething
letsomeonein onsomething
letsomethingintosomething
letsomeoneoff
letsomethingoff
let on
letsomeone/somethingout
letsomethingout
let out
let up
let
adverb
uk/let/us/let/let alone
C1
used after anegativestatementtoemphasizehowunlikelyasituationis because something much morelikelyhas neverhappened:
（用于否定句后表示强调）当然不会，更不用说Somepeopleneverevenreadanewspaper, letaloneabook.有些人从不看报纸，更不用说读书了。
Linguistics: connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings
- and/orphrase
- anyhoo
- anyways
- concatenate
- conjunctive
- connective
- consequently
- ergo
- hereby
- I meanidiom
- mean
- N, n
- now
- slash
- so
- sure enoughidiom
- the thing isidiom
- thing
- what
- with thatidiom
let
noun
uk/let/us/let/letnoun(SPORT)
[C]sports
(intennisorsimilargames) asituationin which theballtouchesthenetas itcrossesit, so that you have toplaythepointagain
（网球等运动项目的）发球擦网，发球触网Tennis & racket sports
- advantage
- backhand
- ball boy
- ball girl
- baseline
- bird
- break
- code violation
- court
- double
- double fault
- groundstroke
- lob
- overhead
- serve
- squash
- sweet spot
- tramlines
- unseeded
- volley
letnoun(LAW)
without let or hindrancelawspecialized
without beingpreventedfrom doing something:
无障碍地，自由地People will beabletotravelfromcountrytocountrywithout let orhindrance.人们将能够不受任何限制地在各国之间自由往来。
Freedom to act
- (as) free as a birdidiom
- agency
- at willidiom
- autonomous
- autonomy
- blank cheque
- free hand
- free pass
- free reinidiom
- free spirit
- free-form
- me time
- no holds barredidiom
- non-didactic
- non-directed
- non-restricted
- paddle
- rein
- voluntary
- wriggle room
letnoun(RENT)
[C]UK
theactofallowingsomeone to useyourhouse,land, etc. inexchangeforregularpayments:
出租，租赁a five-year letonaflat为期5年的公寓租赁
Mortgages & real estate
- blockbusting
- brick
- bricks and mortaridiom
- BTL
- buy-to-let
- chain
- equity
- landlady
- letting
- planning blight
- real estate broker
- Realtor
- realty
- realty office
- refinance
- remortgage
- repo
- repossess
- repossession
- reverse mortgage
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Renting property