early 14c., "a strike or blow," dialectal variant of Middle English dint (q.v.); sense of "indentation" first recorded 1560s, apparently influenced by indent.
dent (v.)
late 14c., from dent (n.). Related: Dented; denting.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.
委員會(huì)幾乎還沒(méi)有在這個(gè)問(wèn)題上取得任何進(jìn)展。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. There was a dent in the car which hadn't been there before.
車(chē)上出現(xiàn)了一處以前沒(méi)有的凹痕。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.