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

• Cheaper oil also helped, both by denting the value of oil exports as well as reducing outflows in deficit countries.
  油价走低对此也有帮助，它既降低了石油出口的价值，又减少了赤字国家的资金外流额。
• 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。
• It's just a question of Liberty denting the overall performance as we expected, said one banking analyst.
  正如我们的预期，这只是由于自由控股公司而削弱了公司的整体表现。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Growing confidence over a global economic recovery had boosted stocks and risk appetite, denting demand for the US currency as a haven.
  人们对全球经济复苏信心增强，提振了股市，增强了人们对风险的偏好，削弱了将美元作为避险工具的需求。
• 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。
• 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。