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 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 retailer1 hit hard by angry protesters, said the death of George Floyd while detained by police officers unleashed2 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 overtime3 to ensure they will make up lost income after two months of closure; but few believe this spike4 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 ...

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1 retailer QjjzzO     
n.零售商(人)
参考例句：
  • What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
  • The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。
2 unleashed unleashed     
v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
  • The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 overtime aKqxn     
adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地
参考例句：
  • They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
  • He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。
4 spike lTNzO     
n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效
参考例句：
  • The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
  • They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

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