让

ràng

give way; give ground; yield; give up, invite; offer, let; allow; make, let somebody have something at a fair price, used in a passive sentence to introduce the doer of the action, Jean

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allow; give away; give up; let; make; yield

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allow; give away; give up; let; make; yield

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ràng

v. let, concede, offer, allow, make, make way, give ground, fall back, yield, give up, invite

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rang4

to yield, to permit, to let sb do sth, to have sb do sth

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让(讓)

ràng

动

（把方便或好处给别人） give way; give ground; yield; give up:

寸步不让 refuse to yield an inch; not budge an inch;

各不相让。 Neither is willing to give ground.

嘿，让一下道，让一下道，让一下道! Make way there-make way-make way!

你该让着弟弟一点。 You ought to humour your younger brother a little.

他把座位让给老人。 He gave up his seat to the old man.

（请人接受招待） invite; offer:

把客人让进里屋 invite guests into the inner room;

让茶 offer sb. tea

（出让; 转让） let sb. have sth. at a fair price:

我可以按半价把这本词典让给你。 I can let you have this dictionary at half its price.

（指使; 容许; 听任） let; allow; make:

大夫不让她起来。 The doctor told her to stay in bed.

对不起，让你久等了。 Sorry to have kept you waiting.

让我想一想。 Let me think it over.

他让我把这个消息转告你。 He told me to pass the message on to you.

（避开; 躲闪） dodge:

幸亏我让得快，要不早被那辆自行车撞倒了。 Luckily I dodged in time, or I'd have been knocked down by the bike.

介

（在被动式里引进主动者）:

让你猜对了。 You've guessed right.

太阳让云彩遮住了。 The sun was hidden by clouds.

行李让雨淋湿了。 The luggage got wet in the rain.

庄稼让大水冲跑了。 The crops were washed away by the flood.

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讓|让 [ràng] ► to yield ► to permit ► to let sb do sth ► to have sb do sth ► to make sb (feel sad etc)