let out

phrasal verb
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let out
  1. (North American English) (of school classes, films/movies, meetings, etc.课堂、电影、会议等) to come to an end, so that it is time for people to leave结束;下课;散场;散会
    • The movie has just let out.电影刚刚散场。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLet out is used with these nouns as the object:
    • bellow
    • breath
    • cackle
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let somebody out
  1. to make somebody stop feeling that they are involved in something or have to do something使某人解脱
    • They think the attacker was very tall—so that lets you out.他们认为歹徒是个高个子,这样就没你什么事儿了。🔊🔊
    related noun let-out
let something out
  1. to give a shout, etc.发出(叫声等)
    • to let out a scream of terror发出恐怖的尖叫
    • to let out a gasp of delight满意地松一口气
    • Everyone let out a huge sigh of relief.每个人都松了一口气。
  2. to make a shirt, coat, etc. looser or larger(把衬衣、外套等)放大,放长,加宽