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 is denting tax revenues, forcing smaller mining companies to close and lay off thousands of employees.
  这减少了税收，迫使规模较小的矿企关门，裁减数千名员工。
• Investors fear the surge in raw material prices is denting demand and forcing emerging countries 'central banks to raise interest rates to try to prevent runaway inflation.
  投资者担心，原材料价格的飙升正削弱需求，并迫使新兴国家的央行加息，以努力抑制失控的通胀。
• At the other end of the retail spectrum, consumers are cautious amid economic uncertainties, denting the earnings of companies as Walmart.
  而在零售链的另一端，消费者在经济前景不确定的情况下心态谨慎，影响了沃尔玛（walmart）这类公司的业绩。
• The risk of runaway climate change can be avoided without seriously denting global economic growth, scientists forecast in the most comprehensive report on global warming yet published.
  科学家们在迄今最全面的全球变暖报告中预测，人类可以在不严重影响全球经济增长的前提下避免气候变化失控的风险。
• 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。
• Central bankers in Europe yesterday intensified efforts to quell the turmoil in global money markets as new evidence emerged that credit problems might be denting parts of the US economy.
  欧洲央行行长昨日加大了旨在平息全球货币市场动荡的努力力度，因有新的证据显示，信贷问题可能正在影响美国经济的一些领域。
• The economic downturn hit the US first, denting the size of chief executives 'bonuses and the value of their shares.
  经济衰退最先对美国形成打击，拉低了首席执行官的奖金数额和所持股票的价值。
• 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。
• This bangle bracelet is also backed by a manufacturer's lifetime limited warranty and resists scratching, breaking and denting.
  这款手镯也是您终身的财富的保证，能抵抗擦痕，破坏和凹痕。
• Thus, the adjustment to any drop in production is almost always coming through high prices denting economic growth and, thus, consumption.
  因此，针对产量下滑的调整几乎总是要经历高价格，从而对经济增长进而消费造成损害。