Dent

There was a dent in the nearside wing. 左邊擋泥板上有一個凹痕。

They can beat out the dent in the car's wing. 他們能把汽車擋泥板上的凹痕敲平。

These can dent and scratch your floor. 這些都會讓你的地板產生凹陷、劃痕。

Grandpa pointed to the scratches opposite the dent Kevin had made. 爺爺指着凱文留下的凹痕對面的劃痕。

This will be only a small dent, perhaps, to the confidence of Greek tour operators. 或許，對自信的希臘旅行社來説這只是小凹坑。

The tuition fee does not seem to be the explanation of the problem: previous hikes in tuition fees did not dent demand from rich or poor. 學費似乎並不是這一問題的解釋：早先的學費增長並沒有削減無論貧窮或富裕家庭的需求。

If the bill makes its way through Washington, DC, after years of deliberation and lobbying, that could further dent Blackstone's profits and share price. 如果該議案經過數年的審議和遊説之後在華盛頓獲得通過的話，那有可能進一步削弱黑石集團的利潤和股價。

The stone made a dent in the roof of the car. 石頭把車頂砸了個坑。

It seemed that nothing could dent his confidence. 似乎任何事情都不會使他的信心受挫。

The lawyer's fees will make a dent in our finances. 律師費將耗去我們一部分資金。

I was convinced there was a dent in the hood which hadn't been there before. 我確信車蓋上有一個以前沒有的凹痕。

"I'm sorry about the dent," he explained what had happened. “我對這個凹痕感到抱歉。”他解釋了發生的事情。

Grandpa laughed, "Every dent and scratch can tell a story, and although you stick with it, someday you'll have your own." 爺爺笑着説：“每一個凹痕和劃痕都可以講述一個故事，雖然你堅持了下來，但總有一天你會擁有自己的故事。”

That could dent margins and compromise the sense of freedom its managers so obviously enjoy today. 那可能會降低利潤，並危及其經理人目前明顯享有的自由感。

Yet making a substantial dent in the deficit will be difficult. 然而，使貿易逆差獲得實質性的削弱將會困難重重。

That is too low to make a significant dent in unemployment. 該增長率太低以至於不能對失業造成重大的削弱。

To make a real dent in unemployment would require a lot more money. 要確實地降低失業率還將需要更多資金。

Iran says no sanctions, however harsh, will dent its nuclear effort. 伊朗表示無論制裁有多嚴厲，都不會阻撓其繼續核計劃的步伐。

We had made a dent in the problem by doubling the Earned Income Tax Credit. 我們已通過加倍勞務所得收入抵免來削弱這個問題的影響。

The cost of climate protection would barely make a dent in that growth. 氣候保護的代價只會略微削弱收入的增長。

Using a hammer, she put a big dent in it. It caused the statue to crack. 她拿起錘子砸下去，雕像被砸了一個大缺口，這就導致了雕像的破裂。

We're here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here? 活着就是為了改變世界，要不然我們在這幹嘛？

The stimulus must be large in order to make a substantial dent in unemployment. 刺激案一定要達到可以有效的減少失業。

That may dent their expected profits for 2011 but will not eat into capital. 這將使得他們在2011年的收益縮水，但不會侵蝕他們的資本。

When you're worried and nervous about something, it can dent your self-confidence. 當您擔心並緊張某件事情的時候它會削弱您的自信心。

He tried to show her with his hands. "The Chevvy, though, didn't have a dent." 他試圖用手比劃給她看。“那輛雪韋卻連一個小坑也沒有。” ^[1]