释义 |
vent /vent/► SEE ALLgive (full) vent to sthvent your spleen ●give (full) ˈvent to sth (informal) express a strong negative feeling freely and forcefully (尽情地)发泄◆I tried to stop myself giving full vent to my anger. 我尽量控制自己,不要大发脾气。●vent your ˈspleen (literary) express your anger in speech or writing (口头或书面)泄愤,出气◆He vented his spleen on the assembled crowd. 他把怒气撒在了聚集的人群身上。 ORIGIN In the past, people believed that the spleen (= a small organ near the stomach that controls the quality of the blood cells) was responsible for making someone feel sad or bad-tempered. From this, it came to mean a person’s anger. 旧时,人们认为脾(spleen)导致人悲伤或生气等情绪,由此可表示人的“怒气”(anger)。 |