pent-up
pent-up 英 [ˌpent ˈʌp] 美 [ˈpɛntˈʌp]
adj. 被压抑的;幽闭的
名词复数:pent-ups
- 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!
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- adj. 被压抑的;幽闭的
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1. Soon I was taking my pent-up anger out on Dick.
我很快就把被压抑的愤怒发泄到迪克身上。
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2. He argued that the world’s poor represented trillions of dollars’ worth of pent-up spending power.
他认为,世界上的穷人相当于价值数万亿美元被压抑的消费能力。
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3. If you do not provide an outlet for his pent-up energy....he may find one!
如果你不给他一个发泄他那被压抑精力的渠道……他也能自己找到!
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