dent

US [dent]
UK [dent]
  • n.凹痕；【名】登特
  • v.使…凹陷；破坏
  • Web压痕；牙齿；凹痕贴图
Plural Form：dents  Present Participle：denting  Past Tense：dented  

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dent
v.
1.
~ sth
使凹陷；使产生凹痕to make a hollow place in a hard surface, usually by hitting it
The back of the car was badly dented in the collision.
汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。
2.
~ sth
损害，伤害，挫伤（信心、名誉等）to damage sb's confidence, reputation, etc.
It seemed that nothing could dent his confidence.
似乎任何事情都不会使他的信心受挫。
n.
1.
凹痕；凹坑；凹部a hollow place in a hard surface, usually caused by sth hitting it
a large dent in the car door
车门上一大块凹陷
IDM
The lawyer's fees will make a dent in our finances.
律师费将耗去我们一部分资金。
make, etc. a dent in sth
减少，削减（尤指资金）to reduce the amount of sth, especially money
The lawyer's fees will make a dent in our finances.
律师费将耗去我们一部分资金。

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Definition:
AllAll,凹痕凹痕,登特登特,使…凹陷使…凹陷,破坏破坏,压痕压痕,牙齿牙齿,凹痕贴图凹痕贴图
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1.
Most people can't make a dent in such a pile, so they either read at random or discard much of it in frustration.
大部分的人都没法减少这些堆积如山的资料。所以他们不是随便看看，就是沮丧地把大多数的资料扔掉。
dà bù fen de rén dōu méi fǎ jiǎn shǎo zhè xiē duī jī rú shān de zī liào 。 suǒ yǐ tā men bú shì suí biàn kàn kan , jiù shì jǔ sàng de bǎ dà duō shù de zī liào rēng diào 。
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2.
Indeed, decreased Western consumer demand will dent China's economy as well as that of any that relies on exports.
事实上，西方消费需求下降会削弱中国及其他依靠出口的国家的经济。
shì shí shàng , xī fāng xiāo fèi xū qiú xià jiàng huì xuē ruò zhōng guó jí qí tā yī kào chū kǒu de guó jiā de jīng jì 。
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3.
Joker: You know, for a while there, I thought you really were Dent.
小丑：你知道，有一段时间，我还以为你是登特。
xiǎo chǒu : nǐ zhī dào , yǒu yí duàn shí jiān , wǒ hái yǐ wéi nǐ shì dēng tè 。
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4.
And the invasion of Humboldt squid seems to be making a noticeable dent in the local population of hake , experts note in a new study.
专家在最近的研究中发现，洪堡乌贼的入侵似乎使当地鳕鱼数量减少。
zhuān jiā zài zuì jìn de yán jiū zhōng fā xiàn , hóng bǎo wū zéi de rù qīn sì hū shǐ dāng dì xuě yú shù liàng jiǎn shǎo 。
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5.
Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most student have hardly made a dent in the word so far.
学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是大部分学生却至今无进展。
xué qī lùn wén zuì chí yīng zài xià xīng qī èr jiāo lái , kě shì dà bù fen xué shēng què zhì jīn wú jìn zhǎn 。
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6.
It notes the United States will grow by less than three percent, not enough to make much of a dent in unemployment rates.
联合国贸发会议说，美国的经济增长率将不到3%，根本不足以把失业率降低一点点。
lián hé guó mào fā huì yì shuō , měi guó de jīng jì zēng zhǎng lǜ jiāng bù dào bǎi fēn zhī sān , gēn běn bù zú yǐ bǎ shī yè lǜ jiàng dī yì diǎn diǎn 。
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7.
The image in the Canon is of a solid wooden door: a ball of string thrown at the door won't leave a dent at all.
圣典里的比喻形象是一扇硬木门：朝那扇门扔过去一个线团，根本不会留下一点凹痕。
shèng diǎn lǐ de bǐ yù xíng xiàng shì yī shàn yìng mù mén : cháo nà shàn mén rēng guò qù yī gè xiàn tuán , gēn běn bú huì liú xià yì diǎn āo hén 。
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8.
But cost does not seem to be the explanation: previous hikes in tuition fees did not dent demand from rich or poor.
但是学费似乎并不是这一问题的解释：早先的学费增长并没有削弱无论贫穷或富裕家庭的需求。
dàn shì xué fèi sì hū bìng bú shì zhè yī wèn tí de jiě shì : zǎo xiān de xué fèi zēng zhǎng bìng méi yǒu xuē ruò wú lùn pín qióng huò fù yù jiā tíng de xū qiú 。
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9.
"Hurricane Ike threw us a hard punch, but it did not dent our spirit, " he said.
飓风艾克给了我们重重的一击，但是没有能够挫伤我们的精神！
jù fēng ài kè gěi le wǒ men chóng chóng de yī jī , dàn shì méi yǒu néng gòu cuò shāng wǒ men de jīng shén !
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10.
To put a dent in the total number of cats, at least 71 percent of them must be fixed, and they are notoriously hard to catch.
为了减少猫的总数，必须对其中至少71%定位，但它们是众所周知的难抓。
wèi le jiǎn shǎo māo de zǒng shù , bì xū duì qí zhōng zhì shǎo bǎi fēn zhī qī shí yī dìng wèi , dàn tā men shì zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī de nán zhuā 。
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