relent

v. 变宽厚,变温和,动怜悯之心

At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.

起初她威胁要解雇我们所有的人，但是后来她态度软化了。

The police will not relent in their fight against crime.

警方在跟犯罪分子的斗争中决不手软。