indented + noun
作定语放在名词前，说明物体边缘呈齿状或有缺刻。
The coin has an indented edge.
这枚硬币有锯齿状的边缘。
锯齿状的；有缺口的；有凹痕的
波状的；起伏不平的；签契约当学徒的；受契约约束的；（羽毛）边缘具异色缺刻的；边缘呈齿状或缺刻的；表面凹凸的；锯齿形的；有缺口的；压印的。；不规则的；不平坦的；蜿蜒的；波状的。
Having a jagged, notched, or serrated edge; also dented.
边缘呈齿状或缺刻的；表面凹凸的；锯齿形的；有缺口的；压印的。
Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; dented on the surface; jagged; notched; stamped in.
不规则的；不平坦的；蜿蜒的；波状的。
Having an irregular, uneven; sinuous; undulating.
呈锯齿状的,如锯齿的齿部。
Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated.
受契约约束的；学徒的；订立契约的。
Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured.
边缘带有不同颜色缺刻的,如某些鸟类的羽毛。
Notched along the margin with a different colour, like the feathers of some birds.
The first line of each paragraph should be indented by half an inch.
每个段落的第一行应缩进半英寸。
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰line，表示排版缩进。
The document looked messy because the indented margins were inconsistent.
由于缩进的边距不一致，这份文档看起来很乱。
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰margins，表示边缘缩进。
She noticed an indented pattern on the edge of the ancient coin.
她注意到古币边缘有犬牙交错的图案。
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰pattern，表示边缘呈锯齿状。
作定语放在名词前，说明物体边缘呈齿状或有缺刻。
The coin has an indented edge.
这枚硬币有锯齿状的边缘。
作表语，常与 be、look、feel 等连用，描述表面凹凸不平。
The metal surface is indented in several places.
金属表面有几处凹陷。
可用 deeply、heavily、slightly 等副词修饰，表示缺刻或凹陷的程度。
The coastline is deeply indented.
海岸线深深凹进，呈锯齿状。
用 along 引出具体部位，常见于描述植物或物体边缘的缺刻。
The leaf is indented along its margin.
这片叶子沿边缘呈齿状。
grammar · medium
易错句子I indented to call you yesterday, but I forgot.
正确表达I intended to call you yesterday, but I forgot.
表示“打算、意图”要用动词 intend 的过去式 intended；indented 是 indent 的过去式/形容词，意思是“使有缺口、缩进”或“锯齿状的”，两者拼写相近但意义不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子The first line of each paragraph should be indent.
正确表达The first line of each paragraph should be indented.
be 动词后需要形容词或过去分词作表语；indent 是动词原形或名词，不能直接作表语，这里应使用形容词 indented，表示“缩进的”。
indented 描述形状，指边缘呈锯齿状或有凹口；intended 描述意图，指计划中的、故意为之的。两词拼写只差一个字母，读音也相近，注意 d 与 t 的区别，不要因拼写相近而混用。
indebted 指欠债或感恩，常与 to 连用，说的是人情或金钱上的亏欠；indented 说的是边缘有缺口、表面凹凸的形状。两者拼写相近，但一个谈亏欠，一个谈外形。
两者都可译作“锯齿状”，但 jagged 强调边缘尖锐、像断裂一样参差不齐，多形容岩石、玻璃、断口；indented 强调边缘有凹口或缺刻，多形容海岸线、纸边、金属边。凡强调尖利破碎用 jagged，强调凹陷缺口用 indented。
indent (base)
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indent + -ure
indent + -ure + -ed
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