relenting

英 [rɪˈlentɪŋ]

美 [rɪˈlentɪŋ]

v.  终于答应; 不再拒绝; 变缓和; 变温和; 减弱
relent的现在分词

现在分词：relenting　

GRE

柯林斯词典

• VERB 变宽厚;变温和;心软
  If yourelent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do.
  1. Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry.
     最后他母亲作出让步，允许她的小儿子结婚。
• VERB (天气)转晴，缓和，转好
  If bad weatherrelents, it improves.
  1. If the weather relents, the game will be finished today.
     如果天气转好的话，比赛将在今天结束。

双语例句

• For, beig thus appealed to with some endearing gestures and caresses, she folded her small arms and shook her head, and conveyed a relenting expression into her very-wide-open black eyes.
  因为，当弗洛伦斯向她这样恳求和向她作出了亲热的姿态与爱抚之后，她抱拢了两只胳膊，摇摇头，并在张得很大的黑眼睛中流露出了怜悯的神情。
• And thy relenting heart would kindly warm.
  你温柔的心肠就会春光一派。
• "Of course it is Saturday night, Peter," Wendy said, relenting.
  当然这是礼拜六晚上，彼得。温迪说，有点回心转意了。
• Persistent – The ability to endure in the face of adversity. It is a patient and relenting effort to achieve despite difficulties.
  坚持不懈&面对逆境的忍受能力，不畏艰险，通过耐心而宽容努力实现目标。
• Gradually the tension was subsiding, gradually the governor was relenting.
  风潮渐渐地平息了。
• Our passion for excellence drives us to run the extra mile, never stopping, never relenting.
  追求卓越的热情，驱使我们格外地努力，从不休息也不减速。
• The deadlock was miraculously resolved by each side relenting and giving up long-held positions to satisfy the other.
  随着各方变得宽容，为了让对方满意而放弃长期坚持的立场，僵局奇迹般地打破了。
• If you still think about such things in terms of my stock portfolio and her student loan and credit card bills, even after her relenting for your career ambitions, matrimonial harmony will not be forthcoming.
  在她为你的职业发展做出迁就之后，如果你仍从你的股票投资组合、她的学生贷款和信用卡账单这样的角度来看待问题，那么你们可能很难实现和谐的婚姻关系。
• When he came home at night, his heart relenting and growing hot for love of her.
  晚上他回家时，火气已消，燃起一股对她炽热的爱。
• Treating the best methods of others kindly and relenting others, the false friend is more terrible than the open enemy.
  善待别人最好的办法就宽容别人，虚伪的朋友比公开的敌人更可怕。