vent
noun
verb
vent
noun
1
a
hole
or
pipe
through
which
gases,
liquid
etc
can
enter
or
escape
from
an
enclosed
space
or
container
通风孔; 排气道; 漏孔
a
blocked
air
vent
堵塞的通风口
a
volcanic
vent
火山口
2
give vent to sth
to
do
something
violent
or
harmful
to
express
feelings
of
anger,
hatred
etc
[正式] 发泄，宣泄〔怒火、仇恨等〕
formal
Children
give
vent
to
their
anger
in
various
ways.
儿童用各种不同的方法发泄怒气。
He
knew
that
if
he
gave
full
vent
to
his
feelings,
it
would
upset
Joanna.
他知道，要是他把自己的情绪全部发泄出来，会把乔安娜惹火的。
3
a
thin
straight
opening
at
the
bottom
of
the
back
or
side
of
a
jacket
or
coat
〔衣服后面的或侧边的〕开衩，衩
4
the
small
hole
through
which
small
animals,
birds,
fish,
etc
pass
waste
matter
out
of
their
bodies
[术语] 〔小动物、鸟、鱼等的〕肛门
technical
verb
5
to
express
feelings
of
anger,
hatred
etc,
especially
by
doing
something
violent
or
harmful
发泄，宣泄〔怒火、仇恨等〕
vent
sth
on
sb
If
he’s
had
a
bad
day,
Paul
vents
his
anger
on
the
family.
要是哪天过得不顺心，保罗就会把怒火发泄在家人身上。
vent
sth
by
doing
sth
I
could
hear
mum
venting
her
frustration
by
banging
the
pots
noisily.
我听见妈妈在大声地摔锅砸盆，发泄怨气。
The
meeting
gave
us
a
chance
to
vent
our
spleen
(=anger)
.
这次会议给了我们一次泄愤的机会。