dent
英 [dent]
美 [dɛnt]
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
TEM8 GRE TOEFL
dent 凹痕来自dint的拼写变体，敲打，拟声词。
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 .
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。 来自柯林斯例句
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。 来自柯林斯例句
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。 来自辞典例句
4. The stone made a dent in the roof of my car. 我的汽车顶让石头砸了个坑. 来自辞典例句
5. I haven't even made a dent in this job. 我这工作没有取得进展. 来自辞典例句
