释义 |
dintdint /dɪnt/ noun  dintOrigin: Old English dynt ‘blow, hit’ - At times, by dint of heroic effort, the Elves achieved a breathing space and cleared their lands.
- By dint of their dogged determination and desire for public recognition, they united the shipping interests in London.
- It's a tomato sauce, but it's hot, for sure, by dint of those ubiquitous chili peppers.
- Then I launched into the apology, the explanation and finally, by dint of superhuman endeavour, the jokes.
► by dint of (doing) something- A peculiar light seemed shed over everything, by dint of it being that house and no other!
- And though his grades each week never varied much from 9 and 10, it was only by dint of hard work.
by dint of (doing) something by using a particular method: By dint of hard work and persistence, she had got the job of manager. |