| 单词 | dent |
| 释义 | dentdent1 /dent/ noun [countableC] 1 HOLEa hollow area in the surface of something, usually made by something hitting it 〔通常由于碰撞而造成的〕凹痕，凹坑 dent in There was a large dent in the passenger door. 乘客门上有一大块凹陷。 2 REDUCEa reduction in the amount of something 减少，削减，耗减 dent in The trip made a big dent in our savings. 这次旅行花掉了我们一大笔积蓄。 Eight years of effort have hardly put a dent in drug trafficking. 八年的努力几乎没有减少贩毒活动。 Examples from the Corpus dent• It rapidly became evident that this clinic could not make even a dent in the problem.• Emma backed into a tree, leaving a dent in the car's rear bumper.• Churchill's stroke in June 1953 put a dent in the working of the Government.• That would put a dent in his omnipotence.• Young, holding the ball a little too long, came through the sacks without a dent.• As they try to cut stocks, this is likely to make a big dent in orders to manufacturing industry and importers.• There was a large dent in the panel and a scratch in the paint.• The picture frame came with scratches, dents and marks that make it look old. dent in• There's a big dent in the side of my car. made a ... dent• Among most it has barely made a dent.• They barely made a dent in the vast area they were supposed to cover.• Take heart: the green consumer movement has made a significant dent in manufacturing practices over a very short time.• These strategies are commonsensical and have made a large dent in the fertility of many nations.• At the same time, rising exports have made a sizable dent in the trade deficit.• Now Sakata, with its new car, Glory, had at least made a dent in the numbers of unemployed.• The Wolfies have been around for almost ten years but have never made any major dents on the charts.• But that only made a dent in what had to be done. dent2 verb 1 HOLE[intransitiveI, transitiveT] if you dent something, or if it dents, you hit or press it so that its surface is bent inwards （使）撞凹，（使）瘪进 No one was injured, but the car was scratched and dented. →5 see picture at 见图 damage2 没有人受伤，只是汽车被剐蹭并撞出了凹痕。 2 HARM/BE BAD FOR[transitiveT] to damage or harm something 损害，伤害 The scandal has dented his reputation. 这桩丑闻损害了他的名誉。 Examples from the Corpus dent• Baseball's image was dented by the labor dispute.• And he classed the strike which dented his old club's promotion challenge as one of the most important of his career.• Moving this took 15 trips in my ancient Renault, which struggled under loads that threatened to dent its roof bars.• Some idiot dented my car door last night.• She'd dented that enormous ego of his, hadn't she?• This rather dents the claim that good is completely simple.• He accidentally dented the garage door, trying to reverse in. (1200-1300) dint |
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