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

• "I'm blowing into the tailpipe real hard to pop all these dents out of my car" explained the first blonde.
  “我吹了尾气真正很难弹出所有这些凹痕了我的车”的第一个金发解释。
• 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。
• A fender that dents easily.
  一面很容易有凹痕的挡泥板。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Check each body panel and the roof, looking for scratches, dents, and rust.
  检查车身的每块嵌板和车顶，寻找擦伤，凹痕和锈。
• 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。
• 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。
• Driving your Ferrari to the Piggly Wiggly and want to avoid shopping-cart dents? Park far, far away.
  开着法拉利去皮格利威格利公司并且想避免购物车出现凹痕吗？那么你就将车尽量停在远的地方。