dent

凹痕；削弱；减少；齿英释中释na hollow area in the surface of something, usually made by something hitting it

产生凹陷；凹进去；削减英释中释vif you dent something, or if it dents, you hit or press it so that its surface is bent inwards

1 make a dent,产生印象；引起注意

2 dent resistance,耐冲击性

3 make a dent in,v. 削弱；[口]取得有效进展

1 Eight years of effort have hardly put a dent in drug trafficking..八年的努力几乎没有减少贩毒活动。