英语词组let on是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

let on

to allow other people to know about something.

He wasn't going to let on that there was any crisis in his family.

Usage notes: usually said about something you want to be a secret

Phr V

let on

lets, letting, let

let on

slightly informal to tell someone about something which was supposed to be a secret

I think Dave knows more about this than he's letting on.

sometimes + to

She let on to a friend that she'd lied in court.

let on

1. To reveal or disclose something, usually of a private or secret nature. If you let on that you know something about the surprise party, Mom will never stop asking you questions.

2. To feign or suggest that something is true when it isn't. We had to fire him when we learned that he had less experience than he'd let on.

let on (to someone) (about someone or something)

to reveal knowledge about someone or something to someone. Please don't let on to anyone about what happened last night. I won't let on to anyone.

let on something

to pretend something. She let on that she was a college graduate. He looked quite tired, but that wasn't how he let on.

let on

(about someone or something) (to someone) to confirm or reveal something about someone or something. I won't let on about Kate. You promised you wouldn't let on about Sally and her new job! He was having money troubles, but he never let on about it to us.

let on

1. Reveal one's true feelings or a fact, allow something to be known, as in Don't let on that you met her before. This usage is probably a shortening of let it on someone. [c. 1700]

2. Pretend, as in He let on that he was very angry, but in fact he didn't care a bit. [First half of 1800s] Also see let in on.

let on

To allow something to be known; admit or give away something: Don't let on that you know the undercover police officer.

词组	let on
释义	Idiom let on to allow other people to know about something. He wasn't going to let on that there was any crisis in his family. Usage notes: usually said about something you want to be a secret Phr V let on lets, letting, let let on slightly informal to tell someone about something which was supposed to be a secret I think Dave knows more about this than he's letting on. sometimes + to She let on to a friend that she'd lied in court. phraselet on let on usually negative informal if you don't let on about a secret or about your feelings, you do not tell other people about them: Carol's living with her boyfriend now, but don't let on to Mum, will you? Perhaps Anna's death upset him more than he let on.+ about Lizzy made Kate promise not to let on about the money. let on 1. To reveal or disclose something, usually of a private or secret nature. If you let on that you know something about the surprise party, Mom will never stop asking you questions. 2. To feign or suggest that something is true when it isn't. We had to fire him when we learned that he had less experience than he'd let on. let on (to someone) (about someone or something) to reveal knowledge about someone or something to someone. Please don't let on to anyone about what happened last night. I won't let on to anyone. let on something to pretend something. She let on that she was a college graduate. He looked quite tired, but that wasn't how he let on. let on (about someone or something) (to someone) to confirm or reveal something about someone or something. I won't let on about Kate. You promised you wouldn't let on about Sally and her new job! He was having money troubles, but he never let on about it to us. let on 1. Reveal one's true feelings or a fact, allow something to be known, as in Don't let on that you met her before. This usage is probably a shortening of let it on someone. [c. 1700] 2. Pretend, as in He let on that he was very angry, but in fact he didn't care a bit. [First half of 1800s] Also see let in on. let on v. To allow something to be known; admit or give away something: Don't let on that you know the undercover police officer.
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