v. 写；把（动物）关在圈中（pen的过去式及过去分词）
adj. 被压抑的；感情抑郁的
n. （Pent）（美）庞特（人名）
词根：pen
n.
pen 钢笔；作家；围栏
penning 石块铺砌
v.
penning 把…围入栏圈；关押（pen的ing形式）
vt.
pen 写；关入栏中
1.A liquid prisoner pent in walls of glass.
犹如液体囚，玻璃墙内拘。
2.It can be a way to vent all the pent-up frustrations burdening your mind into a far less volatile form, paper (or screen).
它可以将积压在你大脑中的沮丧用比较不容易爆发的形式发泄出来——在纸上或者是电脑屏幕。
3.She was too pent-up to speak.
她闷闷不乐，不想说话。
4.There is huge pent-up demand as a new middle class takes to the road.
新中产阶级进入买车的行列，释放了压抑许久的巨大需求。
5.Psychologists said young Chinese might have a new vent for their pent-up feelings through the service.
心理学专家认为对于中国的年青人来说，这种“慢递”服务将成为一种发泄压抑情感的新渠道。
6.There are sound reasons for prices to rise in China, given income growth and huge pent-up demand for decent housing.
由于收入增长和对良好住房的潜在需求巨大，中国房价的上升合情合理。