"let one off" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 放过某人
• 免于惩罚

Definition

让某人在做错事后免受惩罚或后果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于非正式场合。常用于权威人物对小错误免罚（如'let him off with a warning'）。常见短语还有 'let someone off the hook'。不是深层次的宽恕，更多是免除惩罚。

Examples

The teacher let him off because it was his first mistake.

老师因为是他第一次犯错就**放过了他**。

The police let her off with only a warning.

警察只给了她一个警告就**放过了她**。

They let me off the bus early.

他们很早就**让我下车**了。

I can’t believe the judge let him off so easily!

我简直不敢相信法官**放过了他**这么轻松！

If you’re late again, I won’t let you off next time.

你下次再迟到，我就不会再**放过你**了。

He was supposed to pay a fine, but they let him off the hook this time.

本来他要罚款，但这次他们**放过了他**。