| 单词 | vent |
| 释义 | vent (once / 347 pages) nv When you vent, you let something out, whether it's hot air or your feelings. If you vent your feelings, you let out a strong and sometimes angry emotion and just say what you think. You might vent your rage when your brother once again gets out of doing his chores. You also might vent something to air it out. If it's too hot inside your car, vent it by opening a window. The noun vent refers to a hole that lets air escape. A clothes dryer has a vent that sends hot air outside. A vent in nature is a crack in the earth's surface that lets hot gas and lava escape — like a volcano. WORD FAMILYvent: vented, venter, ventilate, venting, vents+/hyperventilate: hyperventilated, hyperventilates, hyperventilating, hyperventilation/vented: unvented/venter: venters, ventral/ventilate: hyperventilate, ventilated, ventilates, ventilating, ventilation, ventilator, ventilatory/ventilated: unventilated/ventilation: ventilations/ventilator: ventilators/venting: ventings/ventral: ventrally USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s important not to place plants near air-conditioning or heating vents. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) On one side was Mr. Kerry, venting years of frustration on behalf of President Obama and himself at what they consider Israeli intransigence. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Mr. Baldwin continued venting early Friday by saying he wanted to perform at Mr. Trump’s inauguration. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1n a hole for the escape of gas or air Syn|Hypo|Hyper blowhole, vent-hole, venthole smoke hole a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape hole an opening deliberately made in or through something 2n external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate Hyper opening, orifice, porta an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity 3n a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt Syn|Hyper volcano cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure a long narrow opening 4n a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket) Hyper slit a long narrow opening 5n activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion he gave vent to his anger Syn|Hyper outlet, release activity any specific behavior 6v expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen Syn|Hyper air, air out, ventilate freshen, refresh make (to feel) fresh 7v give expression or utterance to She vented her anger Syn|Hyper give vent, ventilate evince, express, show give expression to |
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