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

• 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。
• A fender that dents easily.
  一面很容易有凹痕的挡泥板。
• New car owners searching for dents and scratches.
  寻找凹痕和擦伤的新车车主。
• This meant many customers who did get cars, did not get the quality of vehicle that might be usually expected, with dents to bodywork and scratches more common with some companies.
  这意味着有许多获得了汽车的顾客没有得也许在一般情况下预计中的汽车品质。一些公司的汽车上出现有凹陷、刮痕更为普遍。
• Do you leave dents where you sit.
  有没有在坐过的的地方留下凹痕？
• 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。
• Thirty-six percent of survey respon ­ dents identified themselves and their leadership teams as being primarily responsible for cloud misconceptions such as lack of reliability.
  36%的受访者认为自己和他们的领导团队在对云的误解如缺乏可靠性上承担主要责任。
• 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。
• Yeah, but did you see the dents in his knuckles?
  但是，你看见他手关节上的凹凸么？
• 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。