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单词 dent
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dent
dent dɛnt
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense dents, present participle denting, past tense , past participle dented
1 VERB 使凹陷;使产生凹痕 If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it. 使凹陷;使产生凹痕
  • A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left-front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the rim. [VERB noun]

    我车子的左前轮撞在一大块松动的路缘石上,导致车胎爆裂、轮辋凹陷。

  • Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile. [VERB noun]

    其黄铜支脚把厚绒地毯压出了印。

SYN make a dent in, press in, gouge, depress
dented
  • Watch out for bargains, but never buy dented cans.

    留意便宜货,但绝不要买表面凹陷的罐头。

2 N-COUNT 凹痕;凹坑 A dent is a hollow in the surface of something which has been caused by hitting or pressing it. 凹痕;凹坑
  • There was a dent in the car which hadn't been there before. [+ in]

    车上出现了一处以前没有的凹痕。

SYN hollow, chip, indentation, depression
3 VERB 削减;削弱;损害 If something dents your ideas or your pride, it makes you realize that your ideas are wrong, or that you are not as good or successful as you thought. 削减;削弱;损害
  • This has not dented the City's enthusiasm for the company. [VERB noun]

    这并没有减弱伦敦金融界对这个公司的热情。

  • After a while that sort of thing dents your confidence. [VERB noun]

    那种事情过上一段时间就会挫伤信心。

4 N-COUNT [usu N in n] 削减;削弱 If one thing makes a dent in another, it reduces it by a large amount. 削减;削弱
  • The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.

    委员会几乎还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。

  • I hated to put any dents in his enthusiasm, but I was trying to be realistic.

    我不想打击他的热情,只是试图现实一些。

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