听声词典

pent-up

P 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌpentˈʌp]
  • 美式音标 [ˌpentˈʌp]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.幽闭的；被压抑的

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英汉例句

    双语例句

  • 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。
  • 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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  • 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！

    • 权威例句

  • The pent-up demand to spoil the grandkids that was frustrated in 2008-09 is still bubbling.
    FORBES: Gridlock Is Good for Stocks
  • Rising gas prices, improved designs, and pent-up demand has fueled sales of smaller cars.
    FORBES: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
  • The bigger the pent-up demand, the bigger the payoff to an improvement in expectations.
    FORBES: Conservatism, Up From Debt Crisis

词组短语

    短语

  • pent -up emotion 被抑制的情感
  • Pent -up house 幽禁之屋

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • Pent-up feelings are not allowed to be expressed or released.

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • Pent-up emotions, energies, or forces have been held back and not expressed, used, or released.