学个词Learn a Word 第1692-vent

　　今天我们要学的词是vent¹。Vent，作动词是发泄情感的意思。美国加州塔夫特高中发生枪击案后，Parents attended an information meeting at the school and vented² their fury over the school's inaction prior to the shooting. 家长们参加学校的信息发布会，对学校在出事前的无所作为表示愤怒。A Taiwanese woman who vented on Facebook about her husband's lover was sentenced to 30 days behind bars for libel. 一名台湾妇女因为在脸书上对丈夫的情人发泄不满而被判诽谤，入狱30天。好的，今天我们学习的词是vent, vent, vent...

1 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

2 vented   

表达，发泄（感情，尤指愤怒）( vent的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He vented his frustration on his wife. 他受到挫折却把气发泄到妻子身上。
• He vented his anger on his secretary. 他朝秘书发泄怒气。