letup

[英] [ˈletˌʌp] [美] [ˈlɛtˌʌp] 生词本

n.

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1. N-UNCOUNT (通常指令人不快的事情的)缓和,减弱 If there is no let-up in something, usually something unpleasant, there is no reduction in the intensity of it. 
  • There was no let-up in the battle on the money markets yesterday...

    对金融市场的争夺战昨天依然非常激烈。

  • There were no signs of any let-up in job-shedding.

    无迹象显示裁员势头会减缓。

Noun

1. a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished;

  • "there was never a letup in the noise"
1. The surgeons have been working for twenty hous without letup.
那些外科医师一连工作了二十小时没有停止。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. They pressed on without letup until they got to the top of the hill.
他们一鼓作气爬上山顶。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》