dented

英 [ˈdentɪd]

美 [ˈdentɪd]

v.  使凹陷; 使产生凹痕; 损害，伤害，挫伤(信心、名誉等)
dent的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：dented　过去式：dented　

BNC.34953 / COCA.24727

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。

英英释义

adj

• of metal e.g.
  1. bent nails
  2. a car with a crumpled front end
  3. dented fenders
  Synonym:bentcrumpled

双语例句

• Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.
  其黄铜支脚把厚绒地毯压出了印。
• Recent revelations about his private life have dented his popularity.
  最近对他私生活的曝光降低了他受欢迎的程度。
• We begin this New Year with dampened enthusiasm and dented optimism.
  我们在带着沮丧的热情和不容乐观中开始了新的一年。
• Indeed, most wealth managers say high leverage severely dented Asians 'wealth during the 2007-2009 market carnage.
  事实上，大多数财富经理表示，在2007至2009市场大浩劫期间，高杠杆率严重削弱了亚洲的财富。
• The subsequent financial and economic crash may have dented the confidence of some economists in particular tenets of their discipline.
  随后的金融和经济危机可能打击了某些经济学家的信心，尤其是其学科的信条。
• The car was badly dented.
  车被严重撞凹。
• The criticisms, Ms. Harper said, have not dented Starbucks 'determination.
  哈珀表示，这些批评并没有改变星巴克的决心。
• The vehicles are without exception old, rusty and dented
  那些车辆一律都很破旧，锈迹斑斑，布满凹痕。
• 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。
• A man's felt hat having a soft, dented crown and a shallow, slightly rolled brim.
  一种男人戴的毡帽，顶部软而凹进，帽沿浅并微卷。