outlet /'autlet; n ~ (for), 1 way out for water, steam, etc: (水流、靠氣等的)出口; 出路： an ~ for water; 出水口; the ~ of a lake. 湖泊的出水口。 2 (fig) means of or occasion for releasing (one's feelings, energies, etc): (喻)發(fā)泄(情感精力等)的方法或機(jī)會(huì)： Children need an ~ for their energies. 孩子們需要發(fā)泄精力的機(jī)會(huì)。