Word · Frequency #11467
dents
凹痕；凹陷；压痕
dents is the plural of dent.
A shallow hollow or depression in a hard surface, usually made by a blow or pressure.
- 1.
A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
物体表面的浅变形,由撞击产生
- 2.
A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
齿,如卡片、齿轮等的齿
- 3.
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
显著的后果(尤其是减少)
- 4.
A minor effect made upon something.
对某事物产生的轻微影响
- 5.
A slot or a wire in a reed.
芦苇中的槽或线
- 6.
a depression scratched or carved into a surface
表面上的凹痕或划痕
- 7.
A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
一种玉米,外壳较软,成熟时淀粉收缩在籽粒表面留下凹痕
- 8.
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
表面上的凹痕(如由撞击造成)
影响；削减；效果；刻痕；划痕；凹槽；齿；轮齿；马齿玉米；马齿型玉米；筘齿；筘隙
In use
There was a noticeable dent in the car door after the accident.
The unexpected expense put a large dent in our savings.
He tried to hammer out the dent in the metal sheet.
it made a dent in my bank account
Connections
Collocations
- make a dent
- 产生效果；取得进展
- I’ve been sorting out the attic all day, but I haven’t made a dent in the mess.我一整天都在整理阁楼，但这堆乱七八糟的东西几乎没动过。
- put a dent in something
- 削减；减少；损害
- The expensive repairs put a dent in our travel budget.昂贵的修理费用削减了我们的旅行预算。
- a dent in one's pride
- 对自尊心的打击
- The unexpected loss caused a dent in the champion's pride.这次意外的失败打击了冠军的自尊心。
- a dent in the door
- 门上的凹痕
- There is a dent in the door from when I moved the wardrobe.我搬衣柜时门上留下了一个凹痕。
- a slight dent
- 轻微的凹痕
- The laptop has a slight dent on its lid.笔记本电脑的盖子有一处轻微的凹痕。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dent 本义是撞击留下的凹痕，引申为‘削减’；想象铁皮被砸出坑，就变薄了。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：car repair、household conversation about damage、accident reports 此处将名词“dent”标为中性语域，多用于描述物品表面（尤其是车身、金属制品）因撞击形成的凹痕；日常口语和一般书面语都适用。其他义项（如齿轮的齿、凹痕玉米）用法更专业，不在此讨论。
Grammar Note
通常指表面上的凹痕或减少的量。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 dent 押韵，重读元音及后续辅音都是 /ɛnt/。注意 meant 拼写为 ea，但发音相同。形近词中，den /dɛn/ 以 /n/ 结尾、dint /dɪnt/ 元音为 /ɪ/、tenth /tɛnθ/ 以 /θ/ 结尾，它们都不与 dent 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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