| 词汇 | example_english_pent-up |
| 释义 | Examples of pent-upThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. This pent-up force of different charges is expressed in many ways and may explode, slip out consciously, or be withheld and maintained inside. When something is an emotional trigger and creates an imbalance, the pent-up charges demand attention and want to be released by crying. A decline of ethnic tensions would be expected because, after an initial period in which pent-up tensions are vented, a healthy set of nonconflictual coping mechanisms should develop. This would be a result of pent-up, suppressed or otherwise hidden ethnic tensions that come to the surface, or are reported more accurately in a situation of greater civil liberties. Gowing interprets this extraordinary degree of female litigiousness as evidence of a pent-up desire on the part of women to bring their moral concerns before the public. Half the 3 million unemployed are under 25, many of them desolate and with pent-up emotions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Once freeze and severe restraint were over, there was an acute problem in dealing with the pent-up flood of claims and price increases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps this is pent-up frustration bursting out after the greyness of a week's work which never varies in its rather soulless pattern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It becomes increasingly difficult to break out of that situation without stimulating an upsurge of pent-up demands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It cannot be denied that there is an enormous pent-up demand for these refuges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a pent-up demand for housing among young people who, when they obtain better work, will want to buy a house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are obviously venting some of their pent-up anxieties on their opponents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, are, not these meetings often a safety valve for the pent-up emotions of the people? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Last year, because of the frustrations and pent-up emotions in the prisons, over £14 million was spent on putting right damage caused by riots and disruptions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was accelerated by the pent-up flood of imports which came in late last year and early this year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is aware of the pent-up frustration of the farming community, and has described some of the hardships it is suffering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Otherwise, we knew, the pent-up frustration and anger would lead to an outbreak of discontent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have at times acted as an exhaust valve for pent-up frustrations and emotions which might otherwise have caused unnecessary troubles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He indicated that his oratory was not equal to the occasion, but his pent-up feelings on defence were such that he certainly made his point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That pent-up purchasing power cannot be allowed to break loose in an inflationary flood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The simple truth is that we are not producing sufficient furniture and floor coverings at the moment to meet this pent-up demand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One gets to the point of protest; one reaches the point when pent-up indignation gets out of control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will reappear once the autumn has passed and the pent-up demand has been satisfied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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