dent
US /dent/
UK /dent/
名詞
1.
凹痕, 凹陷
a slight hollow in a hard, even surface made by a blow or pressure
範例:
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There's a small dent in the car door.
車門上有一點凹痕。
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The fall left a noticeable dent in the wooden floor.
摔倒在木地板上留下了一個明顯的凹痕。
2.
減少, 影響
a reduction in amount or size
範例:
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The unexpected expense made a significant dent in their savings.
這筆意外開支使他們的儲蓄大幅減少。
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The new policy barely made a dent in the unemployment rate.
新政策對失業率幾乎沒有產生任何影響。
動詞
1.
使凹陷, 弄凹
to make a dent in (a surface)
範例:
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The hailstones dented the car's hood.
冰雹把汽車引擎蓋砸凹了。
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He accidentally dented the wall with his elbow.
他不小心用手肘把牆撞凹了。
2.
削減, 影響
to make an impression or reduction in something
範例:
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The new regulations failed to dent the company's profits.
新規定未能削減公司的利潤。
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His efforts barely dented the mountain of work.
他的努力幾乎沒有減少堆積如山的工作。
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