柯林斯詞典let off (letting,lets) 1. PHRASAL VERB If someone in authority lets you off a task or duty, they give you permission not to do it. 免除 (任務(wù)或義務(wù)) I realized that having a new baby lets you off going to boring dinner parties. 我意識(shí)到,生了個(gè)孩子你就可以不蓡加無(wú)聊的宴會(huì)了。2. PHRASAL VERB If you let someone off, you give them a lighter punishment than they expect or no punishment at all. 寬恕 Because he was a Christian, the judge let him off. 因爲(wèi)他是一個(gè)基督徒,法官寬恕了他。3. PHRASAL VERB If you let off an explosive or a gun, you explode or fire it. 放 (槍砲等); 使爆炸 A resident of his neighbourhood had let off fireworks to celebrate the revolution. 他鄰裡的一個(gè)居民燃放了菸花來(lái)慶祝革命。 返回 let off