Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.allow; let somebody do as he pleases
这一种情况是经常发生的,任凭你百般召唤也是无人理睬。
It happens too frequently that your trumpet call is unheeded.
我把我的眼泪置于手中任凭它飘零。
I leave with my bodkin and my tears in my hands.
渔民们总是任凭大自然摆布。
Fishermen are always at the mercy of nature.
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- 2
conj.despite; no matter how, what, etc.
任凭问题多复杂, 我们都能搞清楚。
We can solve the problems no matter how complicated they are.
不过,任凭她怎么说都没有用。
Whatever she could say had no influence.
任凭我如何解释,你恐怕也不会懂。
If I had to explain it to you, you probably wouldn't understand.
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- 3
conj.even if; even though
任凭江水冷得钻心, 工人们仍然坚持下水操作。
The workers still kept on working in the river even if the water was frezzing.
任凭她个头很小,嗓门却很大。
Though she was tiny, she had a very loud voice.
任凭病情严重,他仍顽强地活着。
Though seriously ill, he still clings tenaciously to life.
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