- 1
To show or tell that you know a secret. Almost always negative: don't let on, never let on. A very useful pattern: 'she knows more than she lets on'.
透露;洩露口風
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
let onverb
- 1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, on.
- The bus is full now. I can't let any more people on.
- 2
to reveal or indicate, especially unintentionally or against one's wishes
- I tried not to let on that I had already guessed the answer.
- He's more self-centered than he lets on.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。