make a dent in
US /meɪk ə dɛnt ɪn/
UK /meɪk ə dɛnt ɪn/
成語
1.
取得進展, 緩解
to reduce something, especially a problem or a large amount of work, but not solve it completely
範例:
•
We've been working all day, but we've barely made a dent in the pile of paperwork.
我們工作了一整天，但幾乎沒有在那堆文書工作中取得進展。
•
The extra funding will help make a dent in the city's homelessness problem.
額外的資金將有助於緩解城市的無家可歸問題。
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞