dent
US /dent/
UK /dent/
名词
1.
凹痕, 凹陷
a slight hollow in a hard, even surface made by a blow or pressure
示例:
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There's a small dent in the car door.
车门上有一个小凹痕。
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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个明显的凹痕。
2.
减少, 影响
a reduction in amount or size
示例:
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The unexpected expense made a significant dent in their savings.
这笔意外开支使他们的储蓄大幅减少。
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The new policy barely made a dent in the unemployment rate.
新政策对失业率几乎没有产生任何影响。
动词
1.
使凹陷, 弄凹
to make a dent in (a surface)
示例:
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The hailstones dented the car's hood.
冰雹把汽车引擎盖砸凹了。
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He accidentally dented the wall with his elbow.
他不小心用手肘把墙撞凹了。
2.
削减, 影响
to make an impression or reduction in something
示例:
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The new regulations failed to dent the company's profits.
新规定未能削减公司的利润。
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His efforts barely dented the mountain of work.
他的努力几乎没有减少堆积如山的工作。
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