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小词详解 | dent
dent 英 [dent] 美 [dent]
Most economists might hazard a guess that voiding the bulk of a country’s currency overnight would dent its immediate growth prospects. 大多数经济学家可能都会大胆猜测,假如突然废除一个国家的大部分货币,将会损害其短期增长前景。
——《经济学人》Unlike aluminum, carbon structures do not dent visibly and require special ultrasound probes to identify damaged areas, and there is a shortage of mechanics with the right training.
和铝制飞机不同,碳结构不会产生明显的凹陷,需要特殊的超声波探测器来辨别受损区域,而目前正缺乏受过正规培训的机械师。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 通过击打或施加压力而在坚硬、平滑的表面上形成的轻微凹陷
车门上一大块凹陷
a large dent in the car door
这次糟透的度假花去了我们很大一部分的存款。
The appalling holiday made a big dent in our savings.
他冗长乏味的演讲没有在我的头脑中留下什么印象。
His long and pedestrian speech made no real dent in my mind.那个新手通宵夜战,但工作上几乎没有什么进展。
The novice worked all night, but barely made a dent in the work.
We're here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?
这并没有减弱他对这个公司的热情。
This has not dented his zeal for the company.
Ron and Hermione sat themselves down opposite him looking happier than they had done since he had first arrived at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, and Harry's feeling of giddy relief, which had been somewhat dented by his encounter with Lucius Malfoy, swelled again.
罗恩和赫敏坐在哈利对面,看上去比他刚到格里莫广场的那天还要高兴。哈利心头那份令他感到晕眩的如释重负的感觉,曾经因为与卢修斯马尔福狭路相逢而受到了一点影响,现在又重新在心里激荡起来。
indentation: a deep recess or notch on the edge or surface of something dint: an impression or hollow in a surface dimple: a slight depression in the surface of something