dented

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. Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.
   其黄铜支脚把厚绒地毯压出了印。
2. 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。
3. The vehicles are without exception old, rusty and dented
   那些车辆一律都很破旧，锈迹斑斑，布满凹痕。
4. The car hood was dented in.
   汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。
5. I drove into a post and dented the bumper slightly.
   我开车撞上了电线杆，把汽车的保险杠稍稍撞瘪了。
6. The car was badly dented.
   车被严重撞凹。
7. Our correspondent says these accusations and withdrawals have dented the credibility of the elections.
   我们的记者说这些指控和撤退对选举的可信度造成了影响。
8. The criticisms, Ms. Harper said, have not dented Starbucks 'determination.
   哈珀表示，这些批评并没有改变星巴克的决心。
9. Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it?
   你记不记得那一天，我把你借给我的新车撞坏了？
10. Bent nails; a car with a crumpled front end; dented fenders.
    弯了的钉子；前端褶皱了的汽车；凹陷的挡泥板。
11. The car was dented on the passenger's side.
    这车的乘客一侧凹陷进去了。
12. You dickhead& you've dented the back of my car!
    你这木脑瓜&你撞凹了我车子的后部！
13. It also dented my notion that it never rains in cairo.
    这还使我意识到，认为开罗从不下雨的想法是错误的。
14. You'd think that all the criticism that had been flung at him might have dented his self-esteem.
    你以为对他的所有这些批评可能已经伤害了他的自尊。
15. The subsequent financial and economic crash may have dented the confidence of some economists in particular tenets of their discipline.
    随后的金融和经济危机可能打击了某些经济学家的信心，尤其是其学科的信条。
16. My face is dented.
    我的脸凹下去了。
17. When you shipped the goods last time, many tin be dented because of poor packaging.
    上次你方装运货物时，许多听罐头由于包装不好而凹损。
18. Indeed, most wealth managers say high leverage severely dented Asians 'wealth during the 2007-2009 market carnage.
    事实上，大多数财富经理表示，在2007至2009市场大浩劫期间，高杠杆率严重削弱了亚洲的财富。
19. Uncertainty over healthcare reform and a dearth of funding for biotechnology companies since the crisis have dented revenue recently.
    美国医疗改革方面的不确定性以及自危机爆发以来生物技术公司所面临的资金短缺，近来已影响了公司收入。
20. A man's felt hat having a soft, dented crown and a shallow, slightly rolled brim.
    一种男人戴的毡帽，顶部软而凹进，帽沿浅并微卷。
21. Recent revelations about his private life have dented his popularity.
    最近对他私生活的曝光降低了他受欢迎的程度。
22. Who dented up the door of my car?
    谁把我的车门撞凹了？
23. But life as a waiter has definitely not dented his appetite.
    不过，当侍者肯定没有影响他的胃口。
24. John dented up the car in an accident.
    约翰在事故中把车撞凹了。
25. None of that has dented his determination to make a huge impact with his new club, though.
    然而，这些都没有削弱他要给新俱乐部留下深刻印象的决心。
26. We begin this New Year with dampened enthusiasm and dented optimism.
    我们在带着沮丧的热情和不容乐观中开始了新的一年。
27. Tight credit markets, dented consumer confidence and high gas prices all conspire to reduce demand.
    信贷市场紧缩、消费者信心下滑以及油价高企等因素交织在一起，降低了需求。
28. Nearly one hour of waiting hasn't dented the enthusiasm of the crowd one bit.
    将近一个小时的等待并没有削弱这一群歌迷的一点热情。
29. The high-profile accidents have not dented the enthusiasm of the big chemicals multinationals for investing in the Chinese market.
    重大事故并未削弱大型跨国化工企业投资中国市场的热情。
30. Yeah, and his front fender's dented.-Yeah.
    对，他的车前挡泥板也有凹痕，没错。

adj

1. of metal e.g.
   1. bent nails
   2. a car with a crumpled front end
   3. dented fenders

   Synonym:    bentcrumpled