let on

英 [let ɒn]

美 [let ɑːn]

透露; 泄露

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 透露；泄露
  If you do notlet onthat something is true, you do not tell anyone that it is true, and you keep it a secret.
  1. She never let on that anything was wrong...
     她从来没有透露过有什么不妥。
  2. I didn't let on to the staff what my conversation was...
     我没有将谈话内容向员工们透露。
  3. He knows the culprit but is not letting on.
     他知道罪犯是谁，但却闭口不说。

英英释义

verb

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
  1. The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
  2. The actress won't reveal how old she is
  3. bring out the truth
  4. he broke the news to her
  5. unwrap the evidence in the murder case
  Synonym:unwrapdisclosebring outrevealdiscoverexposedivulgebreakgive awaylet out

双语例句

• He has not yet been let in on the bad news.
  他还不知道这个不幸的消息。
• I can't tell my parents that I come here tonight, so if you see them, please don't let on that!
  我不能告诉我父母今晚我在这里，所以如果你看到他们，千万不要告诉他们我在这！
• And know too, that many employers particularly larger employers have a little more in the "raise kitty" than they let on.
  并且也要知道，很多雇主，尤其是大公司的老板，要比他们表现出来愿意给你加薪。
• Post is not too Biao point, let up on the better thanfurong it!
  发帖子是不是也点太彪，斗不过芙蓉就姑且收场吧！
• I let him in on my plan.
  我对他透露过这种打算。
• I didn't let on to the staff what my conversation was
  我没有将谈话内容向员工们透露。
• I will reveal your secret in no case. Don't let on about the meeting.
  我决不会泄漏你的秘密。别泄露会议的秘密。
• He knows the culprit but is not letting on.
  他知道罪犯是谁，但却闭口不说。
• Well, let's press on.
  好了，让我们继续努力。
• I'm going to let you in on a little secret.
  我要向你透露一个小秘密。