denting

英 [ˈdentɪŋ]

美 [ˈdentɪŋ]

v.  使凹陷; 使产生凹痕; 损害，伤害，挫伤(信心、名誉等)
dent的现在分词

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

• At the other end of the retail spectrum, consumers are cautious amid economic uncertainties, denting the earnings of companies as Walmart.
  而在零售链的另一端，消费者在经济前景不确定的情况下心态谨慎，影响了沃尔玛（walmart）这类公司的业绩。
• Cheaper oil also helped, both by denting the value of oil exports as well as reducing outflows in deficit countries.
  油价走低对此也有帮助，它既降低了石油出口的价值，又减少了赤字国家的资金外流额。
• Slower economic growth will play a part in denting global demand.
  中国经济增长放缓将在一定程度上打击全球大宗商品需求。
• WithinBahrain's government, hardline and moderate factions argue over how to resolve the conflict, which is badly denting the kingdom's image.
  巴林政府内部，强硬派和缓和派就如何缓解冲突进行着辩论，这样的争执也损害了王室的形象。
• 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。
• This thin work area helps to prevent denting to your lantern when punching the design.
  这个简易的工作台可以在你钉出图案的时候避免弄凹灯笼。
• Central bankers in Europe yesterday intensified efforts to quell the turmoil in global money markets as new evidence emerged that credit problems might be denting parts of the US economy.
  欧洲央行行长昨日加大了旨在平息全球货币市场动荡的努力力度，因有新的证据显示，信贷问题可能正在影响美国经济的一些领域。
• Growing confidence over a global economic recovery had boosted stocks and risk appetite, denting demand for the US currency as a haven.
  人们对全球经济复苏信心增强，提振了股市，增强了人们对风险的偏好，削弱了将美元作为避险工具的需求。
• Thus, the adjustment to any drop in production is almost always coming through high prices denting economic growth and, thus, consumption.
  因此，针对产量下滑的调整几乎总是要经历高价格，从而对经济增长进而消费造成损害。
• Shares in Target, the discount retailer, fell more than 3 per cent after it warned that sales could decline this month, denting hopes of a Santa Claus rally.
  折扣零售商Target股价下跌逾3%。此前该公司警告称，本月销售额可能下滑，这打击了投资者对圣诞上扬（SantaClausrally）的希望。