letting

名词 letting:

1. property that is leased or rented out or let
   同义词：lease, rental

动词 let:

1. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
   同义词：let, allow, permit
2. actively cause something to happen
   同义词：let
3. consent to, give permission
   同义词：permit, allow, let, countenance
4. cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
   同义词：get, let, have
5. leave unchanged
   同义词：let
6. grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
   同义词：lease, let, rent

1. This skirt needs letting in at the waist.
   这裙子的腰部需要改瘦。
2. The boys were letting off fireworks.
   男孩子在放烟火。
3. I let (out) my spare rooms (to lodgers).
   我把多余的房间出租(给房客).
4. The children wheedled me into letting them go to the film.
   孩子们把我哄得同意让他们去看电影了。
5. They decided to let (off) the smaller flats at lower rents.
   他们决定把小单元廉价出租。
6. He would never think of letting his daughter marry a fellow like you.
   他决不会想到让女儿嫁给像你这样的家伙。
7. They let out horses by the day.
   他们按天计算出租马匹。
8. He coaxed her into letting him take her to the cinema.
   他哄她同意带她去看电影。