1. Renters, real estate agents and property search specialists described to CNN Business a frenzied scramble for rental units since the spring as students and workers flocked back to the city after the pandemic.
frenzied:
a. 疯狂的；狂暴的。involving a lot of activity and strong emotions in a way that is often violent or frightening and not under control.
eg: The man was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack.
这名男子在一次疯狂的袭击中被刺死。
scramble:
n. （尤指需要手脚并用的）艰难行走，爬，攀登
2. That surge in demand collided with a steep drop in supply. Data from Rightmove, an online property portal, shows that the number of available rentals in London fell by almost a quarter between July and September from the same period in 2021.
collide:
v. ~ (with sth/sb) 碰撞、相撞；~ (with sb) (over sth) (formal) (人、意见等) 严重不一致、冲突
eg1: The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.
那辆小轿车和货车在浓雾中迎面相撞。
eg2: They regularly collide over policy decisions.
他们经常在政策决策上发生冲突。
3. Matt Hutchinson, communications director at SpareRoom, told CNN Business that the capital has seen a “huge influx” of students, young people and overseas workers in recent months — demand that the pandemic kept bottled up.
bottle up:
控制、约束、封锁；压抑情绪
eg1: The police bottled up the traffic while they searched the cars for the thieves.
警察封锁了交通，在随行车辆中搜查小偷的踪影。
eg2: Try not to bottle up your emotions.
尽量不要压抑自己的情感。
