dent 英 [dent]   美 [dɛnt]

dent

dent  英 [dent] 美 [dɛnt]

n. 凹痕;削弱;减少  vi. 产生凹陷;凹进去  vt. 削弱;使产生凹痕 

进行时:denting  过去式:dented  过去分词:dented  第三人称单数:dents  名词复数:dents 

The dent on the wing of our car can be beaten out at the garage. 我们汽车挡泥板上的凹痕可以在汽车修理厂敲平。
To make a further meaningful dent in bond yields, for instance, the Fed might need to buy another $1 trillion-2 trillion of government debt. 比如,为了进一步减少有意义的债券收益率,美联储可能需要再购买1-2万亿美元的政府债务。

  • A dent is a gouge or hollow that's left in a surface after some kind of blow. If you hit a soup pot with a hammer, it will leave a dent.
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  • n. 凹痕;削弱;减少
  • vi. 产生凹陷;凹进去
  • vt. 削弱;使产生凹痕
  • 1. The dent on the wing of our car can be beaten out at the garage.

    我们汽车挡泥板上的凹痕可以在汽车修理厂敲平。

  • 2. To make a further meaningful dent in bond yields, for instance, the Fed might need to buy another $1 trillion-2 trillion of government debt.

    比如,为了进一步减少有意义的债券收益率,美联储可能需要再购买1-2万亿美元的政府债务。

  • 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.
dent / dent ; NAmE dent / verb , noun dent dents dented denting verb 1 dentsth 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。 2 dentsth to damage sb'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。 noun a hollow place in a hard surface, usually caused by sth hitting it 凹痕;凹坑;凹部 a large dent in the car door 车门上一大块凹陷 IDIOM make, etc. a ˈdent in sth to reduce the amount of sth, especially money 减少,削减(尤指资金) The lawyer's fees will make a dent in our finances. 律师费将耗去我们一部份资金。 dent / dent ; NAmE dent /
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