dent

verb

1. 使凹陷；使产生凹痕
   to make a hollow place in a hard surface, usually by hitting it
   1. The back of the car was badly dented in the collision.
      汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。
2. 损害，伤害，挫伤（信心、名誉等）
   to damage sb's confidence, reputation, etc.
   1. It seemed that nothing could dent his confidence.
      似乎任何事情都不会使他的信心受挫。

noun

1. 凹痕；凹坑；凹部
   a hollow place in a hard surface, usually caused by sth hitting it
   1. a large dent in the car door
      车门上一大块凹陷

1. VERB 使凹陷;使产生凹痕
   If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
   1. A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left-front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the rim...
      我车子的左前轮撞在一大块松动的路缘石上，导致车胎爆裂、轮辋凹陷。
   2. Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.
      其黄铜支脚把厚绒地毯压出了印。
2. N-COUNT 凹痕;凹坑
   A dent is a hollow in the surface of something which has been caused by hitting or pressing it.
   1. There was a dent in the car which hadn't been there before.
      车上出现了一处以前没有的凹痕。
3. VERB 削减;削弱;损害
   If something dents your ideas or your pride, it makes you realize that your ideas are wrong, or that you are not as good or successful as you thought.
   1. This has not dented the City's enthusiasm for the company.
      这并没有减弱伦敦金融界对这个公司的热情。
   2. After a while that sort of thing dents your confidence.
      那种事情过上一段时间就会挫伤信心。
4. N-COUNT 削减;削弱
   If one thing makes a dent in another, it reduces it by a large amount.
   1. The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem...
      委员会几乎还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。
   2. I hated to put any dents in his enthusiasm, but I was trying to be realistic.
      我不想打击他的热情，只是试图现实一些。

1. A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left-front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the rim
   我车子的左前轮撞在一大块松动的路缘石上，导致车胎爆裂、轮辋凹陷。
2. Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.
   其黄铜支脚把厚绒地毯压出了印。
3. There was a dent in the car which hadn't been there before.
   车上出现了一处以前没有的凹痕。
4. This has not dented the City's enthusiasm for the company.
   这并没有减弱伦敦金融界对这个公司的热情。
5. After a while that sort of thing dents your confidence.
   那种事情过上一段时间就会挫伤信心。
6. The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem
   委员会几乎还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。
7. I hated to put any dents in his enthusiasm, but I was trying to be realistic.
   我不想打击他的热情，只是试图现实一些。
8. How do you account for the dent in the car?
   你对车上的凹痕作何解释？
9. The dent on the wing of your car can be beaten out at the garage.
   你车翼上的凹痕可以在车库里用锤敲平。
10. The driver backed into my car and made dent.
    那司机倒车时把我的车碰了一个凹痕。
11. We worked all day and still didn't make a dent in this paperwork.
    我们工作了一整天，但这项文书作业仍没有进展。
12. I found a dent in the left wing of your car.
    我看见你车左侧的翼子板上有块凹痕。
13. The front of the car has a dent in it.
    小汽车的前面有一个凹痕。
14. The results put a digital dent in some human theories about catnapping.
    其结果从数字上削弱了人类的有关假寐的某些理论。
15. It cast a shadow over Arthur Dent's house.
    它也将阴影投向阿瑟。登特的房子。
16. The dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out, we can fill it in.
    这凹坑太小，不值得费事碾平，我们把它填上就可以了。
17. Tax increases this year have put a huge dent in the company's profits.
    今年的增税使公司利润大为减少。
18. It could pull its economy into recession, which would dent global and European growth.
    一方面它可能把它的整个经济拖入衰退期，从而减缓全球和欧洲经济的经济增长。
19. Big tobacco can hardly complain that plain packs will dent demand.
    大烟草公司不太会抱怨简装将减少烟草需求。
20. However, sales have so far struggled to dent the dominance of Apple and Samsung.
    不过，诺基亚智能手机的销量目前尚未撼动苹果和三星的主导地位。
21. The general's failure to take advantage of the enemy's weakness made a dent in his reputation.
    将军没有利用敌人的弱点，这降低了他的声望。
22. Matt Damon was Christopher Nolan's first choice for the role of Harvey Dent but turned it down.
    马特·达蒙是克里斯托佛·诺兰对于哈维·邓特这一角色的第一人选，但是他谢绝了演出。
23. I can do those things because I'm not a hero, unlike Dent.
    我不像丹特那样是个英雄，所以我可以承受所有的罪。
24. I'm sorry about the dent in your car.
    很抱歉给你的车弄上了凹痕。
25. A slowdown in emerging economies, on the other hand, would dent prices by much more.
    另一方面，新兴经济体一旦减速，那么对价格的拖累作用也会更大。
26. The embarrassing stories about his past made quite a dent in his reputation.
    关于他过去的令人难堪的传说损坏了他的名誉。
27. The stone made a dent in the roof of my car.
    我的汽车顶让石头砸了个坑。
28. I noticed a small dent in my car.
    我注意到我的车上有个凹痕。
29. This defeat has made a dent in my pride.
    这次挫败削弱了我的自尊心。
30. Can you straighten out the dent in the bumper?
    你能将保险杠上的凹处修理好吗？

  impression dent mark【导航词义：痕迹】

  impression n. 压痕，印记

〔辨析〕指按压某一柔软表面所留下的痕迹。

  dent n. 凹痕，凹坑

〔辨析〕指因碰撞而在某物表面造成的凹陷痕迹。

  mark n. 痕迹

〔辨析〕指割痕、孔洞或其他细小的损坏痕迹。

n.

make, etc. a dent in sth

• 减少，削减（尤指资金）
  to reduce the amount of sth, especially money
  1. The lawyer's fees will make a dent in our finances.
     律师费将耗去我们一部分资金。

noun

1. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

   Synonym:    dinggougenick

2. an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
   1. it made a dent in my bank account

3. a depression scratched or carved into a surface

   Synonym:    incisionscratchprickslit

verb

1. make a depression into
   1. The bicycle dented my car

   Synonym:    indent