dent
[dɛnt]
n.
凹痕，凹部;
齿;
减少，削弱;
[名]登特;
vt.
使产生凹痕;
削弱;
打击，破坏;
产生不好的影响;
vi.
出现凹痕;
产生凹陷;
凹进去;
削减;
例句:
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Will the pride of that guest receive a dent?
来自NEWYORKER
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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。
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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。
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I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.
我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
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The news will further dent business and consumer confidence.
来自THETIMES
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But attacking a scientific theory will not even dent it.
来自SA