dent
verb /dent/
/dent/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they dent | /dent/ /dent/ |
| he / she / it dents | /dents/ /dents/ |
| past simple dented | /ˈdentɪd/ /ˈdentɪd/ |
| past participle dented | /ˈdentɪd/ /ˈdentɪd/ |
| -ing form denting | /ˈdentɪŋ/ /ˈdentɪŋ/ |
- dent something to make a hollow place in a hard surface, usually by hitting it
使凹陷；使产生凹痕 - The back of the car was badly dented in the collision.
汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。 - The car was quite badly dented on one side.
汽车的一侧凹陷得很厉害。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- slightly
- The back of the car was badly dented in the collision.
- dent something to damage somebody’s confidence, reputation, etc.
损害，伤害，挫伤（信心、名誉等） - It seemed that nothing could dent his confidence.
似乎任何事情都不会使他的信心受挫。
- The experience failed to dent her confidence.
这一经历没有挫伤她的自信心。 - Being turned down for the job dented his pride quite badly.
申请这份工作被拒严重打击了他的自尊心。 - Cheap goods from overseas could severely dent the company's sales.
海外来的廉价商品可能会给这家公司的销售带来严重冲击。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- seriously
- severely
- …
- fail to
- It seemed that nothing could dent his confidence.
词源Middle English (designating a blow with a weapon): variant of dint.