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let something slide

/lɛt ˈsʌmθɪŋ slaɪd/
phrasal verb★中级— 对某事睁一只眼闭一只眼◆短语动词
◆ 真正含义
故意放任某事发展或忽略其错误,通常出于宽容、不愿冲突或明哲保身的心理。
¶ 字面意思
让某物滑动(字面义)
字面拆解
let允许+something某物+slide滑动
◇ 意境
想象一个物体在斜坡上自然滑落而不受阻碍,象征着主动放任某事发展或忽略错误。
◈ 使用场景
同事犯了小错误,你不想得罪人,于是选择 "let it slide"(睁一只眼闭一只眼)。
◉ 文化注释
英语文化中,"let it slide" 体现了对人际关系的重视,强调宽容与和谐。与汉语文化中的 "多一事不如少一事" 或 "睁一只眼闭一只眼" 理念相近。
非正式

对某事故意不加干涉或不追究,任其发展或忽略其错误

The teacher let the minor rule infraction slide because it was the student's first offense.

老师对学生的轻微违规睁一只眼闭一只眼,因为这是第一次犯错。

I know he forgot to pay you back, but let it slide—he’s going through a tough time.

我知道他忘了还你钱,但算了吧——他现在日子不好过。

💡

常用于非正式场合,表示宽容或不愿深究。

搭配

let it slide算了,别计较let the mistake slide对错误睁一只眼闭一只眼

同义词

overlookignoreturn a blind eyelet go

反义词

crack downpunishconfrontaddress

相关短语

turn a blind eye成语
故意视而不见
sweep under the rug成语
掩盖错误或问题
give someone a pass短语动词
对某人网开一面

💡专业提示

区分近义词

与 "ignore" 的区别:"ignore" 多指主动不理会,而 "let slide" 更强调故意放任或宽容。例如:"She ignored his rude comment"(她不理会他粗鲁的评论)vs. "She let his comment slide"(她对他的评论睁一只眼闭一只眼)。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

适用于轻微错误或非关键问题,不适用于严重过失或道德败坏的情况。例如:"Let the typo slide"(放过这个错别字)是常见用法,但 "Let the fraud slide" 则显得不合适。

📖词源

组合词 "let"(允许)+ "slide"(滑动/滑行),源于16世纪英语,原指物体自然滑动而不受阻碍。后引申为故意放任某事发展或忽略错误。

📝用法说明

1. 通常用于非正式场合,表达宽容或不愿深究。 2. 后接名词或动名词(let something slide / let it slide)。 3. 与 "overlook" 或 "ignore" 近义,但更强调主动选择不干涉。

单词拆解

let
允许,让
verb
+
something
某事
pronoun
+
slide
滑动,滑行(引申为放任)
verb
英汉词典

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