今天我们要学的词是 Pent-up. Pent-up is spelled P-E-N-T-hyphen-U-P, pent-up.
pent-up 的意思是积压的，压抑的。 The CEO of Minneapolis-based Target, a retailer hit hard by angry protesters, said the death of George Floyd while detained by police officers unleashed the “pent-up pain of years.” 总部位于明尼阿波利斯市的塔吉特百货公司的零售店在愤怒的抗议中遭受沉重打击。该公司首席执行官说，乔治·弗洛伊德在被警察拘留时死亡使得“多年积压的痛苦”爆发出来。
With shops, hairdressers and other places opening again across Europe, business owners are working overtime to ensure they will make up lost income after two months of closure; but few believe this spike in pent-up business signals a post-crisis boom. 随着欧洲各地商店、发廊和其他地方重新开放，业主们加班加点以弥补关闭两个月后损失的营业额。不过几乎没有人相信，被抑制的商业活动激增预示了危机后的繁荣。
好的，我们今天学习的词是 pent-up, pent-up, pent-up …