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

• Does the paint feel smooth or is it covering rust or dents?
  油漆感觉平滑还是下面覆盖了锈或塌陷？
• Thank for my nose, even thought it dents it can help me to breathe fresh air.
  感谢我的鼻子，即使塌陷，也让我呼吸新鲜空气。
• I need to get the dents in my car flattened out.
  我需要将我车上撞瘪的地方弄平。
• The flouting of basic rules of the road leaves deep dents in the social mood.
  在公路上藐视这种基本规章，给社会心理状态打开了一道深深的缺口。
• If he had popped it, the ejectors would have made dents in the pod.
  如果是他扔的，排气管，肯定会在货舱上留下凹痕。
• From the exterior, many of the mobile homes showed some dents in walls or roofs and a certain amount of distortion.
  从外部来看，许多活动住房的墙壁或房顶有凹痕和相当程度的扭曲。
• 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。
• Phoebe: Yeah, but did you see the dents in his knuckles? That means he's artistic.
  才怪，你看到他手指节上的茧子了吗？这意味着他是个艺术家。
• A fender that dents easily.
  一面很容易有凹痕的挡泥板。
• 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。