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TOEFL BNC: 11467 COCA: 9610

dent

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 dent /ˈdɛnt/ noun
plural dents
1 dent
/ˈdɛnt/
noun
plural dents
Learner's definition of DENT
[count]
: an area on a surface that is lower than the rest of the surface especially because of being hit or pushed in凹痕;凹坑

make/put a dent

◊ In figurative use, to make a dent (in something) or to put a dent in something is to decrease something slightly or to make it somewhat weaker.(用作比喻)减少,削减,减弱
2 dent /ˈdɛnt/ verb
dents; dented; denting
2 dent
/ˈdɛnt/
verb
dents; dented; denting
Learner's definition of DENT
: to make a dent in (something)使凹陷;使产生凹痕
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] : to decrease (something) : to make (something) weaker减少;削减;减弱
TOEFL BNC: 11467 COCA: 9610

dent

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verb

dented; denting; dents

transitive verb

1
: to make a dent in
dent a car
2
: to have a weakening effect on

intransitive verb

: to form a dent by sinking inward : become dented

dent

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noun (1)

1
: a depression or hollow made by a blow or by pressure
2
: an appreciable impression or effect often made against resistance
hasn't made a dent in the problem
specifically : a weakening or lessening effect
costs that have made a dent in the budget

dent

3 of 5

noun (2)

dent

4 of 5

abbreviation

dent-

5 of 5

combining form

variants or denti- or dento-
: tooth : teeth
dentiform

Example Sentences

Verb I'm afraid I dented the wall pretty badly when I was hammering in that nail. Many of the cans were badly dented. Some types of metal dent more easily than others. The team's confidence has been dented by a recent series of losses.

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, short for indenten to make dents in, indent

Noun (2)

French, literally, tooth, from Latin dent-, dens

Combining form

Middle English denti-, from Latin, from dent-, dens tooth — more at tooth

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1703, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dent was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 11467 COCA: 9610
dent

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DENT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbig, great, huge, large大的凹陷;巨大的凹陷real, serious, severe, significant (all figurative) 實際/嚴重/重大/巨大損害The latest health scare has made a significant dent in the sales of beef.最近的這波健康恐慌重創了牛肉銷售。little, slight, small, tiny一點凹痕;輕微凹痕;小凹痕;微小凹痕VERB + DENTleave, make, put留下/造成/產生凹痕The impact of the stones made little dents in the metal.石頭的撞擊在金屬上留下了小小的凹痕。have有凹痕PREPOSITIONdent in⋯上的凹痕My side of the car had a large dent in it.在我這一側的車身上有一處很大的凹痕。
dent

verb¹

1make a dent in sth使⋯凹陷ADVERBbadly使凹陷得很厲害The car was quite badly dented on one side.汽車的一側凹陷得很厲害。slightly使略有凹陷
dent

verb²

2damage sth損害ADVERB | VERB + DENT ADVERBbadly, seriously, severely嚴重損害Being turned down for the job dented his pride quite badly.申請這份工作被拒嚴重打擊了他的自尊心。Cheap goods from overseas could severely dent the company's sales.海外來的廉價商品可能會給這家公司的銷售帶來嚴重衝擊。slightly稍微削弱barely幾乎沒有損害VERB + DENTfail to (especially BrE) 未能削弱The experience failed to dent her confidence.這一經歷沒有挫傷她的自信心。

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