英语词汇“dent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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.

Car accidents, whether they're serious or just fender benders, often result in dents. If you fall off your bike, you may get a dent in your helmet, and a mishandled package might be delivered to your door full of dents. There's also a figurative kind of dent, a reduction in amount: "You barely made a dent in that oatmeal — aren't you hungry?" Dent comes from Middle English, originally a variation on dint, "a blow dealt in fighting."

WORD FAMILY

dent: dented, denting, dents

USAGE EXAMPLES

Principal Staci Dent told the district that her conversation with students “centered on leadership, good behavior, and self discipline,” Ryan said.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016)

WADA’s subsequent assertions that 18 of the Bears’ leaked waivers were, in fact, fabricated also dented the hackers’ credibility.

Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016)

The EU referendum campaign did not restore the badly dented reputation of pollsters in the UK following their grim performance in 2015.

BBC(Dec 23, 2016)

1n an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

ding, gouge, nick

dig

a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

blemish, defect, mar

a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

2n a depression scratched or carved into a surface

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

incision, prick, scratch, slit

score, scotch

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

depression, impression, imprint

a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

3n an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

it made a dent in my bank account

Hyper

consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

4v make a depression into

The bicycle dented my car

Syn|Hyper

indent

bend, deform, flex, turn, twist

cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

单词	dent
释义	dent (once / 1603 pages) nv 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. Car accidents, whether they're serious or just fender benders, often result in dents. If you fall off your bike, you may get a dent in your helmet, and a mishandled package might be delivered to your door full of dents. There's also a figurative kind of dent, a reduction in amount: "You barely made a dent in that oatmeal — aren't you hungry?" Dent comes from Middle English, originally a variation on dint, "a blow dealt in fighting." WORD FAMILY dent: dented, denting, dents USAGE EXAMPLES Principal Staci Dent told the district that her conversation with students “centered on leadership, good behavior, and self discipline,” Ryan said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) WADA’s subsequent assertions that 18 of the Bears’ leaked waivers were, in fact, fabricated also dented the hackers’ credibility. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) The EU referendum campaign did not restore the badly dented reputation of pollsters in the UK following their grim performance in 2015. BBC(Dec 23, 2016) 1n an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper ding, gouge, nick dig a small gouge (as in the cover of a book) blemish, defect, mar a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) 2n a depression scratched or carved into a surface Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper incision, prick, scratch, slit score, scotch a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) depression, impression, imprint a concavity in a surface produced by pressing 3n an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) it made a dent in my bank account Hyper consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 4v make a depression into The bicycle dented my car Syn\|Hyper indent bend, deform, flex, turn, twist cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
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