dents

英 [dents]

美 [dents]

v.  使凹陷; 使产生凹痕; 损害，伤害，挫伤(信心、名誉等)
n.  凹痕; 凹坑; 凹部
dent的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使凹陷;使产生凹痕
  If youdentthe 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。
• N-COUNT 凹痕;凹坑
  Adentis 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。
• VERB 削减;削弱;损害
  If somethingdentsyour 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。
• N-COUNT 削减;削弱
  If one thing makes adent inanother, 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。

双语例句

• Phoebe: Yeah, but did you see the dents in his knuckles? That means he's artistic.
  才怪，你看到他手指节上的茧子了吗？这意味着他是个艺术家。
• All respon ­ dents came from Itracks 'online IT decision-maker panels.
  所有的受访者均来自Itracks的在线IT决策者小组。
• This meant many customers who did get cars, did not get the quality of vehicle that might be usually expected, with dents to bodywork and scratches more common with some companies.
  这意味着有许多获得了汽车的顾客没有得也许在一般情况下预计中的汽车品质。一些公司的汽车上出现有凹陷、刮痕更为普遍。
• Repeating parrot-fashion that they remain well capitalised dents confidence that government stress tests will be sufficiently taxing.
  再机械地说什么它们仍然资金充足，只会削弱人们的信任，让人们难以相信政府压力测试的难度会足够大。
• Step three: Feel the skin of the watermelon. A great watermelon should have very smooth skin, free of bruises, cuts and dents.
  第三步：用手摸摸西瓜皮。一个好西瓜的瓜皮是很光滑的，表面没有刮伤和刀口印。
• The warp yarns are threaded through the spaces of the reed called dents.
  经纱穿过被称为筘隙的空间。
• They had on faded derby hats with dents in them.
  他们戴着皱巴巴褪了色的圆顶礼帽。
• He hammered out the dents in the metal sheet.
  他把金属板上的一些凹痕敲掉（或敲平）了。
• Do you leave dents where you sit.
  有没有在坐过的的地方留下凹痕？
• I need to get the dents in my car flattened out.
  我需要将我车上撞瘪的地方弄平。