每日一詞：出氣筒

“出氣筒”，指無(wú)充分的理由或恰當(dāng)?shù)脑蚨蝗水?dāng)做發(fā)泄怒火的“工具”。“出氣”，字面意思是“排放空氣(air-out)”，引申含義為“發(fā)泄氣憤(give vent to one’s anger)”。常見(jiàn)表達(dá)為“把某人當(dāng)成出氣筒(use somebody as a punchbag)”。

例句：

我又沒(méi)得罪你，別拿我出氣。

I’m not the one who offended you. Don’t take it out on me.

他的秘書(shū)成了他的出氣筒。

His secretary had to bear the burnt of his temper.