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

• 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。
• A fender that dents easily.
  一面很容易有凹痕的挡泥板。
• From the exterior, many of the mobile homes showed some dents in walls or roofs and a certain amount of distortion.
  从外部来看，许多活动住房的墙壁或房顶有凹痕和相当程度的扭曲。
• If he had popped it, the ejectors would have made dents in the pod.
  如果是他扔的，排气管，肯定会在货舱上留下凹痕。
• 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。
• Thank for my nose, even thought it dents it can help me to breathe fresh air.
  感谢我的鼻子，即使塌陷，也让我呼吸新鲜空气。
• 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。
• Those scratches and dents are damn serious.
  这车已经被划的很厉害了。
• The parts shaped in this way are free of dents but with smooth surfaces.
  采用该方法成形的零件，表面光滑、拉深压痕。