relented is relent's Past Tense

relent

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  • v.减弱；变温和；心平气和；发慈悲心
  • Web让步；变宽厚；温和的
Simple Present：relents  Present Participle：relenting  Past Tense：relented  

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v.
1.
变温和,变宽厚;心平气和;发慈悲心,动怜悯心 (towards);减弱,缓和

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AllAll,减弱减弱,变温和变温和,心平气和心平气和,发慈悲心发慈悲心,让步让步,变宽厚变宽厚,温和的温和的
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1.
till, thinking that this might after all be true, she relented, and said quite humbly, 'I beg your pardon, sir.
后来觉得这也许是真的，就后悔了，于是十分客气地说：“我请你原谅，先生。”
hòu lái jué de zhè yě xǔ shì zhēn de , jiù hòu huǐ le , yú shì shí fēn kè qi de shuō : " wǒ qǐng nǐ yuán liàng , xiān sheng 。 "
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2.
When I pressed him on his claim that he wasn't pessimistic, he paused for a moment and then relented a little.
当我让他进一步阐述他不是一位悲观主义者的言论时，他停顿了片刻，言语变得稍显温和。
dāng wǒ ràng tā jìn yí bù chǎn shù tā bú shì yī wèi bēi guān zhǔ yì zhě de yán lùn shí , tā tíng dùn le piàn kè , yán yǔ biàn de shāo xiǎn wēn hé 。
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3.
"The captain at last relented, and told him that he might make himself at home" (Herman Melville).
“最后，船长缓和下来，告诉他随便些”（荷曼？麦尔维尔）。
" zuì hòu , chuán zhǎng huǎn hé xià lái , gào su tā suí biàn xiē " ( hé màn ? mài ěr wéi ěr ) 。
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4.
Finally she relented to his request that she at least attend vocal training, only because " I had nothing better to do. "
滨崎步终于软化，应他要求至少去接受歌唱训练，纯粹因为“我没有别的事好干”。
bīn qí bù zhōng yú ruǎn huà , yìng tā yāo qiú zhì shǎo qù jiē shòu gē chàng xùn liàn , chún cuì yīn wèi " wǒ méi yǒu bié de shì hǎo gàn " 。
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5.
Cynthia was more than curious, but she relented when she noticed the strain in her daughter's face.
莘济亚感到特别奇怪，却是很和蔼谛视着她女儿紧张的脸。
shēn jǐ yà gǎn dào tè bié qí guài , què shì hěn hé ǎi dì shì zhe tā nǚ ér jǐn zhāng de liǎn 。
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6.
The Burmese military rulers, which had rejected most offers of foreign aid, finally relented under intense international pressure.
缅甸军政府起初拒绝大部分的外国援助，但在国际上巨大压力下，最终态度软化。
miǎn diàn jūn zhèng fǔ qǐ chū jù jué dà bù fen de wài guó yuán zhù , dàn zài guó jì shàng jù dà yā lì xià , zuì zhōng tài du ruǎn huà 。
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7.
She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would go to college. This was the start of my life.
只是在几个月以后，我的父母答应她一定要让我上大学，那个时候她才软化同意。
zhǐ shì zài jǐ gè yuè yǐ hòu , wǒ de fù mǔ dā ying tā yí dìng yào ràng wǒ shàng dà xué , nà ge shí hou tā cái ruǎn huà tóng yì 。
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8.
Last week, the SSA finally relented a bit, and our organization became the first to see the agreement.
上周，社会保障局终于有所让步，我们的组织第一个看到了此份协定。
shàng zhōu , shè huì bǎo zhàng jú zhōng yú yǒu suǒ ràng bù , wǒ men de zǔ zhī dì yī gè kàn dào le cǐ fèn xié dìng 。
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9.
Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.
于是耶和华后悔，不把所说的祸降与他的百姓。
yú shì yē hé huá hòu huǐ , bù bǎ suǒ shuō de huò jiàng yǔ tā de bǎi xìng 。
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10.
animal lovers, the government relented and said it would not gift a baby elephant to Armenia, it was reported.
在印度爱好动物人士奔走四个月后，政府起了怜悯之心，表示不会将一只小象当作礼物送给亚美尼亚，报导指出。
zài yìn dù ài hào dòng wù rén shì bēn zǒu sì gè yuè hòu , zhèng fǔ qǐ le lián mǐn zhī xīn , biǎo shì bú huì jiāng yī zhī xiǎo xiàng dāng zuò lǐ wù sòng gěi yà měi ní yà , bào dǎo zhǐ chū 。
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