let go of
let go of — 慣用語
1. to release your hold on a person or thing, so that you are no longer physically
放開
鬆開原本握住的人或物
to release your hold on a person or thing, so that you are no longer physically holding them
Kwame let go of the rope and dropped into the cold river.
Kwame 放開繩子，掉進冰冷的河裡。
The small child would not let go of her mother's coat inside the busy store.
那個小孩在忙碌的店裡也不肯放開媽媽的外套。
let go of + possessive noun phrase
Omar let go of the rock and dropped onto the safety net after his climb.
Omar 放開岩石，在攀爬結束後掉到安全網上。
It took two firefighters to make the man let go of the burning railing.
需要兩名消防員才能讓那名男子放開燃燒的欄杆。
The monkey let go of the branch and swung to the next tree with ease.
猴子放開樹枝，輕鬆地盪到下一棵樹上。
- hold on to
to keep gripping something firmly
- grasp
to take and keep a tight hold of something
文法句型
let go of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Also used in a figurative sense to mean releasing an emotion or memory — for example, letting go of anger or letting go of a painful past experience.