They don't want to hurt anyone so the only way they can vent is by hurting themselves.

他们不想伤害任何人，所以他们能够发泄的唯一途径就是伤害自己。

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It can be a way to vent all the pent-up frustrations burdening your mind into a far less volatile form, paper (or screen).

它可以将积压在你大脑中的沮丧用比较不容易爆发的形式发泄出来——在纸上或者是电脑屏幕。

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Allowing someone to vent a little and feel listened to is a great way to deal with tension and anxiety.

允许某人发泄一下，并让他感觉到有人在倾听，是消除紧张和焦虑的一个好方法。

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They both involve a way for people to vent aggression in a pacifist kind of way, Instead of shooting someone, you can rap it about being violent or vent it in a game.

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The tattooing became a way to "vent, " he said, in his offseasons a few years ago.

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Dr Major added a third outcome was the possibility that lava would work its way up the volcanic vent and "ooze another lava pancake on to the dome, increasing the dome size".

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