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dent

英 [dent] 美 [dɛnt]

解释

n. 凹痕；削弱；减少；齿
vi. 产生凹陷；凹进去；削减
vt. 削弱；使产生凹痕
n. (Dent)人名；(英、葡)登特

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中文词源

dent 凹痕

来自dint的拼写变体，敲打，拟声词。

英文词源

dent: dent: see dint
dent (n.): early 14c., "a strike or blow," dialectal variant of Middle English dint (q.v.); sense of "indentation" first recorded 1560s, apparently influenced by indent.
dent (v.): late 14c., from dent (n.). Related: Dented; denting.

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例句和用法

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. 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。

3. I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.: 我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。

4. The stone made a dent in the roof of my car.: 我的汽车顶让石头砸了个坑.

5. I haven't even made a dent in this job.: 我这工作没有取得进展.