make a dent
造成凹痕
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To cause a dent to appear on a surface; also used figuratively.
导致表面出现凹痕;也用于比喻义。
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make a dent = 造成凹痕 (导致表面出现凹痕;也用于比喻义。)
- The falling branch made a huge dent in the car's roof.掉落的树枝在车顶上砸了一个大坑。
- The latest health scare has made a significant dent in the company's sales.最近的健康恐慌对公司的销售额造成了重大影响。
- Be careful not to make a dent in the new refrigerator's door.小心不要在新冰箱门上弄出凹痕。
- We've been working for hours, but we've barely made a dent in this pile of paperwork.我们工作了好几个小时,但这堆文件我们几乎一点都没处理完。
- Her small monthly payments hardly made a dent in her massive credit card debt.她每月微薄的还款对她巨额的信用卡债务几乎没什么作用。
- The team hopes their new strategy will finally make a dent in the opponent's strong defense.球队希望他们的新策略能最终攻破对手的坚固防线。
- Even an army of volunteers could only make a small dent in the hurricane's aftermath.即使是庞大的志愿者队伍,也只能对飓风造成的破坏产生微小的补救。
- I dropped my phone, but luckily it didn't make a dent in the screen.我把手机摔了,但幸运的是屏幕上没有留下凹痕。
- The charity's efforts are beginning to make a real dent in local homelessness.该慈善机构的努力正开始对当地的无家可归问题产生真正的影响。
- Despite the setback, the failure didn't make a dent in his overall enthusiasm for the project.尽管遭遇挫折,但这次失败并未影响他对项目的整体热情。