释义 |
let off steam or blow off steamv. phr.1To let or make steam escape; send out steam. 排气;放气。◆ The janitor let off some steam because the pressure was too high.因为压力太大,看门人放掉了一些蒸气。2informal To get rid of physical energy or strong feeling through activity; talk or be very active physically after forced quiet. 〖非正式〗宣泄过剩的精力(或压抑的感情);松弛紧张的情緖。◆ After the long ride on the bus, the children let off steam with a race to the lake.坐了很长时间的公共汽车后,孩子们跑着冲向湖边,宣泄过剩的精力。 |