| 单词 | pent-up |
| 释义 | pent-up (once / 4106 pages) adj If something's pent-up, it's restricted or held back in some way. You might appear calm and collected, but if you've secretly got a lot of pent-up anger, it will eventually need to be released. Boom! Use the adjective pent-up when you're talking about repressed emotions or stifled feelings or impulses. You and your friend might attempt to remain solemn through a pompous speaker's terrible lecture, only to burst out with pent-up laughter as soon as the talk is over. Many people keep negative feelings (like sadness, anger, or frustration) pent-up when they're not comfortable revealing them. WORD FAMILYpent-up USAGE EXAMPLESOverall the sessions were tame, until the final Thursday afternoon, when the pent-up fury of the campaign finally erupted. Washington Post(Dec 03, 2016) Negative sentiments against the Ugandan government, he says, are as a result of pent-up anger from unfulfilled government promises. BBC(Dec 02, 2016) Mr. Burke has said the play was inspired by a Times Square Elmo attacking another character, and the show is pregnant with pent-up violence. New York Times(Nov 21, 2016) adj characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions Syn repressed inhibited held back or restrained or prevented |
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