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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A fender that dents easily.
  一面很容易有凹痕的挡泥板。