let-off

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If someone in authority lets you off a task or duty, they give you permission not to do it. 免除 (任務(wù)或義務(wù))
I realized that having a new baby lets you off going to boring dinner parties. 我意識到，生了個孩子你就可以不蓡加無聊的宴會了。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you let someone off, you give them a lighter punishment than they expect or no punishment at all. 寬恕
Because he was a Christian, the judge let him off. 因爲(wèi)他是一個基督徒，法官寬恕了他。
3. PHRASAL VERB If you let off an explosive or a gun, you explode or fire it. 放 (槍砲等); 使爆炸
A resident of his neighbourhood had let off fireworks to celebrate the revolution. 他鄰裡的一個居民燃放了菸花來慶祝革命。