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vent

noun
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  1. an opening that allows air, gas or liquid to pass out of or into a room, building, container, etc.（空气、气体、液体的）出口，进口，漏孔
    • air/heating vents通气孔；热风孔
    compare registerTopics Houses and homesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • air
    • air-conditioning
    • heating
    • …
    verb + vent
    • close
    • open
    • block
    • …
    preposition
    • through a/​the vent
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  2. (specialist) the opening in the body of a bird, fish, reptile or other small animal, through which waste matter is passed out（鸟、鱼等小动物的）肛门Topics Fish and shellfishc2, Birdsc2
  3. a long, thin opening at the bottom of the back or side of a coat or jacket（大衣等的）衩口，开衩，背衩
    4. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: partly from French vent ‘wind’, from Latin ventus, reinforced by French évent, from éventer ‘expose to air’, based on Latin ventus ‘wind’. noun sense 3 late Middle English: alteration of dialect fent, from Old French fente ‘slit’, based on Latin findere ‘cleave’.
Idioms
give (full) vent to something
  1. (formal) to express a feeling, especially anger, strongly（充分）表达；（淋漓尽致地）发泄
    • Children give vent to their anger in various ways.孩子用各种方式发泄怒气。
    • She gave full vent to her feelings in a violent outburst.她大发脾气以宣泄情绪。🔊🔊

vent

verb
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[transitive, intransitive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they vent
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he / she / it vents
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past simple vented
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past participle vented
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-ing form venting
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  1. to express feelings, especially anger, strongly表达，发泄（感情，尤指愤怒）
    • vent something (on somebody) He vented his anger on the referee.他把气撒在裁判身上。🔊🔊
    • She vented her spleen (= shouted in an angry way) on the assembled crowd.她向聚集的人群发泄脾气（生气地大喊）。
    • vent (about something) She vented for two minutes about work and her boss.她为工作和老板发泄了两分钟。
    • She talked with me whenever I needed to vent.每当我需要发泄时，她都会和我聊天。
    Word Originverb late Middle English: partly from French vent ‘wind’, from Latin ventus, reinforced by French évent, from éventer ‘expose to air’, based on Latin ventus ‘wind’.