vent

通気口

空気やガス、煙を通すための穴。

やさしい英語で： An opening that lets air, gas, or smoke pass through.

• Cold air came through the vent.
• Keep the kitchen vents clean.
• Steam escaped through a small vent in the lid.

類義語： opening, air hole

よく使う表現： air vent, heating vent, vent in something

スリット

動きやすくするため、衣服の縫い合わせた端に設けた短い切れ目。

やさしい英語で： A short opening along a joined edge of clothing that allows easier movement.

• The jacket has a back vent.
• A side vent makes the skirt easier to walk in.
• Both vents in his coat had been sewn shut.

類義語： slit

よく使う表現： back vent, side vent, jacket vent

吐き出す、ぶちまける

怒りなどの強い感情を、言葉や行動であらわにする。

やさしい英語で： To express strong feelings, especially anger, by talking or acting openly.

• I needed to vent after work.
• She vented her frustration by writing in her diary.
• He unfairly vented his anger on the waiter.

使い方： vent something on someone (Do not vent your anger on the children.); vent to someone (She called a friend to vent to him about her day.)

類義語： let out, express

反対語： suppress

よく使う表現： vent your anger, vent your frustration, vent to someone

排出する、放出する

中にあるガスや空気、煙を、穴を通して外へ出す。

やさしい英語で： To release gas, air, or smoke from something through an opening.

• The valve vents excess steam.
• Workers vented the gas through a long pipe.
• The system vents exhaust outside the building.

使い方： vent something into/to something (The pipe vents fumes into the outside air.)

類義語： release, discharge

よく使う表現： vent exhaust, vent steam, vent something outside

換気する

ある場所の古い空気を外に出し、新鮮な空気を入れる。

やさしい英語で： To let old air out of a space and fresh air in.

• Open the windows to vent the room.
• The builders installed a fan to vent the attic.
• This basement needs to be vented regularly.

類義語： ventilate, air

よく使う表現： vent a room, vent the attic, vent a space

ガスを排出する

ガスや空気、煙を、主に管や穴を通して外へ逃がす。

やさしい英語で： To let gas, air, or smoke escape, often through a pipe or opening.

• The stove vents outside.
• Hot air vents through a pipe in the roof.
• The tank vented safely as its pressure rose.

使い方： vent to/through something (The heater vents to the outside through this pipe.)

よく使う表現： vent outside, vent to something, vent through something