venting [机] 通气
venting[ noun ]
the act of venting
<noun.act>
Vent \Vent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vented}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Venting}.]
1. To let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give passage
or outlet to.
2. To suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to
utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint.
The queen of heaven did thus her fury vent.
--Dryden.
3. To utter; to report; to publish. [Obs.]
By mixing somewhat true to vent more lies. --Milton.
Thou hast framed and vented very curious orations.
--Barrow.
4. To scent, as a hound. [Obs.] --Turbervile.
5. To furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as, to vent. a
mold.
- Men who were better at venting their emotions and seeking social support also had better signs of immune system performance, Antoni said.
- The Chrysler chairman said Tuesday that viewers are tired of trash TV and are venting their rage on the big advertisers with angry letters and boycotts.
- There were some sporadic, short strikes last year, but most of them were apparently aimed at venting frustrations of rank-and-file workers, as opposed to trying to win concessions from management.
- But venting it with threats of retribution would do nothing to help the eight Americans still held captive of Shiite Moslem kidnappers.
- "No!" several shout, venting their opinions as few people in other Soviet bloc countries would dare.
- A white plume was seen coming from the right rear of Atlantis during landing but Ms. Lovato said it was normal venting of vapor. She did not know whether the vapor was water or chemical.
- From the deserts of Turkmenia to the glacier-laced peaks of Tadzhikistan, Soviet Central Asians are venting their anger over nationalist issues as they awaken from decades of complacency.
- "People were actually mean about the situation, and I guess venting their own frustrations," he said. "It's a shame that the fans who were out there erupted and made a joke out of it.
- The water stream bears powdered material away from the cut, eliminating the need for elaborate dust venting systems.
- The House approved the measure on an overwhelming 314-101 vote Thursday, venting its anger over the situation in China by adding the sanctions over mild protests from the Bush administration.
- "A lot of those votes were protest votes," Johnston said. "People were sort of venting their spleen.
- The venting caused waste in the 1 million-gallon tank to drop from a depth of 416 inches to about 411 inches by Sunday evening, and a slower decline continued, said Berriochoa.
- The investigators urged that aircraft manufacturers and government regulatory agencies consider various design changes, including skin panels that would blow away cleanly, venting an explosion without leading to the tearing away of more skin.
- Earlier, venting her anger over what she called East St. Louis' "callous disregard" for the court's orders, Ms. O'Brien reinstated an order of March 3 that the city post a $500,000 bond to guarantee its sewers be fixed in 90 days.