phrasal verbphr v informalTELL A SECRETto tell someone something, especially something you have been keeping secret 泄露,透露〔秘密〕
let on (that)
Don’t let on that I told you.
不要告诉别人是我对你说的。
let on who/why/how etc
We never did let on how we found out.
我们确实从来没有透露我们是怎么发现的。
I’m sure he knows more than he’s letting on.
我能肯定他知道的不止他说的这些。
Examples from the Corpus
let on (that)• But she doesn't know, so don't let on.• Is this girltrained to know more than she lets on?• But she never let on about her boyfriend's criminal past.• That man down there knows more than he lets on - always has, always will.• More than is let on, because their victims are often too embarrassed to own up.• Minutes are produced from the meeting and the project is let on least cost.• Don't let on that I told you.• But he forgot to let on that it was still being built - and didn't have any beer.• And you never let on what you could manage to do if pressed.