a hole or pipe through which gases, liquid etc can enter or escape from an enclosed space or container

通风孔; 排气道; 漏孔:

a blocked air vent

堵塞的通风口

a volcanic vent

火山口

give vent to sth, [formal] to do something violent or harmful to express feelings of anger, hatred etc

发泄，宣泄〔怒火、仇恨等〕:

Children give vent to their anger in various ways.

儿童用各种不同的方法发泄怒气。

He knew that if he gave full vent to his feelings, it would upset Joanna.

他知道，要是他把自己的情绪全部发泄出来，会把乔安娜惹火的。

a thin straight opening at the bottom of the back or side of a jacket or coat

〔衣服后面的或侧边的〕开衩，衩

[technical] the small hole through which small animals, birds, fish, etc pass waste matter out of their bodies

〔小动物、鸟、鱼等的〕肛门

to express feelings of anger, hatred etc, especially by doing something violent or harmful

发泄，宣泄〔怒火、仇恨等〕:

If he's had a bad day, Paul vents his anger on the family.

要是哪天过得不顺心，保罗就会把怒火发泄在家人身上。

I could hear mum venting her frustration by banging the pots noisily.

我听见妈妈在大声地摔锅砸盆，发泄怨气。

The meeting gave us a chance to vent our spleen (=anger) .

这次会议给了我们一次泄愤的机会。