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单词 dent
释义 dent
dent1
 /dent/,  n.  
  1. a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
  2. a noticeable effect, esp. of reduction: to leave a dent in one's savings; a dent in one's pride.
  3. make a dent, Informal. to cause a person to take heed; make an impression: The doctor told him to stop smoking, but it didn't make a dent.
  4. make a dent in, to show initial progress; pass an initial stage of (work, thought, solving a problem, etc.): I haven't even made a dent in this pile of work.
  v.t.  
  5. to make a dent in or on; indent: The impact dented the car's fender.
  6. to have the effect of reducing or slightly injuring: The caustic remark dented his ego.
  v.i.  
  7. to show dents; become indented: Tin dents more easily than steel.
  8. to sink in, making a dent: Nails dent into metal.
 [1250-1300; ME dente, var. of DINT]
dent2
 /dent/,  n.  
  1. a toothlike projection, as a tooth of a gearwheel.
  2.  Textiles.   the space between two wires through which the warp ends are drawn in the reed of a loom.
 [1545-55; < MF < L dent- (s. of dens) TOOTH]
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