1
- an impression or hollow in a surface（表面的）凹痕, 凹坑：
the soft dints at the top of a coconut.
椰子顶部的软坑。
2
- archaic a blow or stroke, typically one made with a weapon in fighting〈古〉（多指在打斗中用武器进行的）打击; 撞击。
2.1
- mass noun force of attack; impact冲击; 影响：
I perceive you feel the dint of pity.
我觉得你感受到了同情的力量。
with obj.
- mark (a surface) with impressions or hollows在（表面上）压出印痕（或凹痕）：
as adj. dinted the metal was dull and dinted.这块金属色泽黯淡而且有凹痕。
短语
by dint of
- by means of依靠, 凭借：
he had got to where he was today by dint of sheer hard work.
他完全是通过艰苦工作达到今天这一步的。
词源
Old English dynt 'stroke with a weapon', reinforced in Middle English by the related Old Norse word dyntr; of unknown ultimate origin. Compare with DENT.