let slide
动词 v.
英文释义
动词 v.
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To let go; to allow; to release; to pass over without action.
— Near-synonym: let rideThe New Arcadia
- To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence.
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To tolerate a violation of a norm from.
— The judge let me slide on the speeding, but not on a $200 seat-belt violation.
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To allow the condition of something to deteriorate due to negligence or apathy.
— He let the farm slide after inheriting it from his father.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, slide.
词源
From Middle English leten sliden (“to disregard, put aside, let pass, neglect”), equivalent to let + slide.
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