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让, 允许
to allow something to happen or someone to do something
- Don't let the rainy weather ruin your mood.
不要让雨天破坏了你的心情。
- I will let you borrow my book if you promise to return it.
如果你答应归还，我会让你借我的书。
- Let the ice cream soften for a few minutes before scooping.
在舀取之前，让冰淇淋软化几分钟。
- Please let me finish my sentence before interrupting.
请让我在打断之前说完我的话。
- The teacher let the students leave early due to the snowstorm.
由于暴风雪，老师让学生们提前离开。
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出租, 租给
to allow someone to use one's property in exchange for an amount paid regularly
- He let his spare room to a student.
他把他的空房间出租给了一个学生。
- I'm letting my apartment to a new tenant.
我正在把我的公寓出租给一个新租户。
- She's looking for someone to let her garage to.
她正在寻找一个人来出租她的车库。
- We let out our basement apartment to a couple.
我们把地下室公寓出租给了一对夫妇。
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让, 允许
used to politely make or respond to suggestions, or give instructions or remarks
- Let me introduce you to my colleagues.
让我向您介绍我的同事。
- Let's chat over coffee.
让我们边喝咖啡边聊天吧。
- Let's make a toast to our success.
让我们为我们的成功干杯。
- Now, let's not exaggerate the situation.
现在，让我们不要夸大情况。
- Okay, let's get started.
好的，让我们开始吧。
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让, 允许
used for politely offering help to someone
- 'Here, let me grab that for you,' said Jane.
'来，让我帮你拿那个，'简说。
- 'Please, let me help you with your bags,' he said, reaching for them.
'让我帮你拿行李吧,' 他边说边伸手去拿。
- Let me carry that for you.
让我帮你拿那个。
- Let me help you find what you're looking for.
让我帮你找到你要找的东西。
- Let us help you with your luggage.
让我们帮您拿行李。
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让, 允许
used for expressing that one is not worried or frightened about someone doing a certain thing
- If they think they can intimidate us, let them try.
如果他们以为可以吓唬我们，就让他们试试。
- If they want to give up, let them do so.
如果他们想放弃，让他们这样做吧。
- Let him try, he won't succeed anyway.
让他试试，反正他也不会成功。
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让, 允许
used for expressing a strong wish for something to take place or be the case
- 'Oh, please let this work out,' she whispered to herself.
'哦，请让这个成功吧，'她对自己低声说道。
- 'Please let this be a misunderstanding,' he hoped.
'愿这是一个误会,' 他希望。
- Let her find happiness in her life.
让她在生活中找到幸福。
- Let us all be healthy and happy.
让我们都健康快乐。
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假设, 让
used for expressing that one is assuming something to be the case in order to form a theory or to calculate something
- Let A be the area of the square with side length s.
设A为边长为s的正方形的面积。
- Let H be a hypothesis that we want to test.
设 H 是我们要检验的假设。
- Let P and Q be two points on the line L.
设 P 和 Q 是直线 L 上的两点。
- Let X be a variable representing the number of hours worked.
设X为代表工作小时数的变量。