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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The flouting of basic rules of the road leaves deep dents in the social mood.
  在公路上藐视这种基本规章，给社会心理状态打开了一道深深的缺口。
• There are no dents in the body& a respray will make your car look like new.
  车身没有什么凹痕，重新喷一次漆就能使您的汽车光亮如新。
• Yeah, but did you see the dents in his knuckles?
  但是，你看见他手关节上的凹凸么？
• 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。
• 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。
• Your desk shows the dents of many years 'use.
  你的桌上显出多年使用而造成的凹痕。
• 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。