dent
英 /dent/ 美 /dent/
- n. 凹痕；凹坑A hollow in a surface caused by pressure or impact
- v. 使凹陷；凹陷To make or develop a hollow in a surface
- v. 削弱；损害To reduce someone's confidence or damage something's strength or reputation
My bike has a dent in its metal basket.
我的自行车金属车篮上有一处凹痕。
Repeated delays in public transport can dent passengers' confidence and encourage greater reliance on private cars.
公共交通反复延误会削弱乘客的信心，使人们更加依赖私家车。
搭配
a dent in ……上的凹痕dent someone's confidence 打击某人的信心make a dent in 削减；取得初步进展
辨析提示
dent不是“牙齿”；make a dent in可指削减或取得进展。
词族
dented (adj.)
近义 indentation
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