| 词组 | let |
| 释义 | let Let is used to say that someone allows someone else to do something. After the object, you use an infinitive without 'to'. The farmer lets me live in a caravan behind his barn. She never lets her leave home. They sit back and let everyone else do the work. You do not use a 'to'-infinitive or an '-ing' form after let. You do not say, for example, 'He lets me to use his telephone' or 'He lets me using his telephone'. The past tense and past participle of 'let' is let, not 'letted'. He let Jack lead the way. She had let him go off with her papers. ◊ WARNING There is no passive form of let. You do not say, for example, 'He was let go' or 'He was let to go'. If you want to use a passive form, you use a different verb, such as allow or permit. Perhaps when he grew up he would be allowed to do as he pleased. She was the only prisoner permitted to enter my cell. ◊ 'let ... know' If you let someone know something, you tell them about it. I'll find out about the car and let you know what happened. It doesn't matter so long as she lets her doctor know. ◊ 'let me' People often use let me when they are offering to do something for someone. Let me show you. Let me help you off with your coat. For other ways of making an offer, see entry at ↑ ◊ another meaning Let has another meaning. If you let your house or land to someone, you allow them to use it in exchange for regular payments. See entry at ↑ |
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