[영숙어] let

let

어떤 일이 일어나게끔 놔두다

인정해주다

허용하다

 

let down

실망시키다

낮추다

let me down

let my parents down

I'll try not to let you down

 

≒ disappoint

He is afraid to disappoint his parents

 

 

let go

놓아주다

해고하다

let go of my hand

let him go

Let me go!

He was let go after the project finished (be let go)

 

≒ fire

The company fired the manager who was sued for sexual harassment

 

 

let off

쏘다, 발사하다

let off a gun

let off gas

The police let off tear gas at the protesters

Some students let off firework at school

 

≒ fire a gun

She fired the gun at the trainer by mistake

 

 

let out

내뱉다, 입 밖에 내다

나가게/벗어나게 하다

let information out

let the cat out

She let out the secret

He was let out of the prison

 

≒ reveal

The researcher revealed the password to the lab

 

 

let up

중단하다

(비 등이) 그치다/잦아들다

let up the effort

the rain lets up

The housing boom won't let up

The storm let up a little

 

≒ diminish

The singer's popularity diminished a lot after the scandal