Dent



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 缺口, 凹痕; v. 弄凹
• ［英］ n. 缺口, 凹痕 ( a slight hollow made in a surface) ; v. 弄凹 ( to make a dent in)
• ［记］ 比较: denture ( 假牙) , indented ( 锯齿状的)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, short for indenten to make dents in, indent
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to make a dent in <dent a car's bumper>
  • 2. to have a weakening effect on
• intransitive verb
  • to form a dent by sinking inward ; become dented

II. noun

• Date: 1565
• 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>

III. noun

• Etymology: French, literally, tooth, from Latin dent-, dens
• Date: 1703
• tooth 3a

IV. abbreviation

• dental; dentist; dentistry

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