denting

英 [ˈdentɪŋ]

美 [ˈdentɪŋ]

v.  使凹陷; 使产生凹痕; 损害，伤害，挫伤(信心、名誉等)
dent的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使凹陷;使产生凹痕
  If youdentthe surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
  1. A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left-front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the rim...
     我车子的左前轮撞在一大块松动的路缘石上，导致车胎爆裂、轮辋凹陷。
  2. Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.
     其黄铜支脚把厚绒地毯压出了印。
• N-COUNT 凹痕;凹坑
  Adentis a hollow in the surface of something which has been caused by hitting or pressing it.
  1. There was a dent in the car which hadn't been there before.
     车上出现了一处以前没有的凹痕。
• VERB 削减;削弱;损害
  If somethingdentsyour ideas or your pride, it makes you realize that your ideas are wrong, or that you are not as good or successful as you thought.
  1. This has not dented the City's enthusiasm for the company.
     这并没有减弱伦敦金融界对这个公司的热情。
  2. After a while that sort of thing dents your confidence.
     那种事情过上一段时间就会挫伤信心。
• N-COUNT 削减;削弱
  If one thing makes adent inanother, it reduces it by a large amount.
  1. The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem...
     委员会几乎还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。
  2. I hated to put any dents in his enthusiasm, but I was trying to be realistic.
     我不想打击他的热情，只是试图现实一些。

双语例句

• This thin work area helps to prevent denting to your lantern when punching the design.
  这个简易的工作台可以在你钉出图案的时候避免弄凹灯笼。
• WithinBahrain's government, hardline and moderate factions argue over how to resolve the conflict, which is badly denting the kingdom's image.
  巴林政府内部，强硬派和缓和派就如何缓解冲突进行着辩论，这样的争执也损害了王室的形象。
• On the contrary, supersized deficits are denting business confidence, not least by implying higher future taxes.
  正相反，超大规模的赤字正在削弱商业信心，尤其是高赤字意味着未来更高的税收。
• At the news-stand, however, rising fuel and food costs are denting the impulse buy, leading to double-digit circulation declines for many best-selling titles such as US weekly and O, the Oprah magazine.
  然而，油价和食品成本的上涨侵蚀了报摊前的冲动性购买，导致许多畅销杂志发行量降幅达到两位数，例如《美国周刊》（usweekly）和《奥普拉杂志》（o，theoprahmagazine）。
• And I thanked her by becoming a lunatic and denting her car.
  我却恩将仇报，象个疯子一样撞了她的车。
• Improved toughness of mosquito-repellent incense, which can prevent from denting and cracking.
  增强蚊香的韧性，使得不易断裂，破碎。
• Slower economic growth will play a part in denting global demand.
  中国经济增长放缓将在一定程度上打击全球大宗商品需求。
• Shares in Target, the discount retailer, fell more than 3 per cent after it warned that sales could decline this month, denting hopes of a Santa Claus rally.
  折扣零售商Target股价下跌逾3%。此前该公司警告称，本月销售额可能下滑，这打击了投资者对圣诞上扬（SantaClausrally）的希望。
• Sure, slower global demand will crimp Chinese earnings, and US subprime exposure is ( slightly) denting Chinese banks 'balance sheets.
  确实，全球需求放缓会减少中国的收益，美国次贷危机对中国各银行的资产负债表也有（轻微）影响。
• This has exposed them to some of the riskier sectors, such as the slowing property market, in turn denting growth.
  这让它们有可能投资于一些风险较高的行业，例如日益放缓的房地产市场，这些行业的情况反过来会影响其增长。