make a dent in
US /meɪk ə dɛnt ɪn/
UK /meɪk ə dɛnt ɪn/
1.
取得進展, 緩解
to reduce something, especially a problem or a large amount of work, but not solve it completely
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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。
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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。