dent someone's confidence
collocation打击某人的信心
The criticism dented her confidence.
这些批评打击了她的信心。
使凹陷；使出现凹痕
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使凹陷；使出现凹痕
To make a dent in something by hitting or pressing it.
The falling rock dented the roof of the car.
掉落的岩石把车顶砸出了一个凹痕。
撞击某物,产生凹痕
To impact something, producing a dent.
形成凹痕
To develop a dent or dents.
dent
Base
原形
dents
3rd person
第三人称单数
denting
-ing
现在分词
dented
Past
过去式
dented
Past participle
过去分词
She dents the metal.
她使金属凹下。
The stone dented the hood.
石头使引擎盖凹下。
The accident has dented his confidence.
那次事故削弱了他的信心。
规则动词，过去式与过去分词均为dented。
The scandal seriously dented his reputation.
这起丑闻严重损害了他的声誉。
She accidentally dented the table while moving furniture.
她在搬家具时不小心把桌子碰凹了。
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打击某人的信心
The criticism dented her confidence.
这些批评打击了她的信心。
伤某人的自尊
Losing the game dented his pride.
输掉比赛伤了他的自尊。
把车门撞凹
A shopping cart dented my car door.
一辆购物车把我的车门撞凹了。
被撞凹；出现凹痕
The metal roof got dented in the storm.
金属屋顶在暴风雨中被砸凹了。
容易凹陷
This soft aluminum dents easily.
这种软铝容易凹陷。
损害声誉
The scandal dented the company's reputation.
这桩丑闻损害了公司的声誉。
在…上取得进展；削减
We've saved for months, but we've only made a dent in the cost of the car.
我们存了好几个月的钱，但只凑够了买车费用的一小部分。
减少；削弱
The long flight put a dent in our energy.
长途飞行消耗了我们不少精力。
损伤某人的自尊
The harsh criticism dented his pride.
严厉的批评损伤了他的自尊。
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dent 音近‘登’，想象重物‘登’一声砸在金属上，砸出一个凹痕(dent)。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing dents in car bodies、talking about metal or plastic surfaces after an impact “dent”作动词可表示“使凹陷”或“出现凹痕”，在日常口语和一般书面语中通常都较自然，属于中性表达；多用于描述车辆、金属或塑料等表面因碰撞而凹陷的情形。
可作及物或不及物动词
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