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

• The section connecting the transmitter and capsule assembly is a critical element in preservation of flameproof performance, and must be checked to verify that it is free of dents, scratches, and other defects.
  连接变送器与膜盒组件的部分是保持隔爆性能的重要元件，且必须进行检查以验证其无凹痕、刮伤和其他缺陷。
• A fender that dents easily.
  一面很容易有凹痕的挡泥板。
• Those scratches and dents are damn serious.
  这车已经被划的很厉害了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Completely protects your car upholstery against scratches and dents from a car seat whether it's rear-facing or forward-facing with partitioned squares of high density foam.
  无论你的儿童安全座椅是前向还是后向安装，该保护垫以高密度的四方泡沫板全方位保护您的汽车座椅，避免汽车内饰产生刮痕或压痕。
• "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。
• New car owners searching for dents and scratches.
  寻找凹痕和擦伤的新车车主。