"dent" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 凹痕
• 坑

Definition

凹痕是指因撞击或按压在金属或塑料上形成的小凹陷。它也可以指某物（如信心或金钱）减少。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Dent”可以物理上指小凹陷，也可比喻用在“削减支出”等表达。常见用法有“put a dent in”。车辆受损时常用该词。不要与“scratch”混淆（仅指表面划痕）。

Examples

There's a dent in the car door.

车门上有个**凹痕**。

She made a small dent in the metal can with her hand.

她用手把易拉罐按出了一个小**凹痕**。

The ball left a dent in the wall.

球在墙上留下一个**凹痕**。

All those bills really put a dent in my savings.

这些账单真的让我的存款**缩水**了。

I dropped my phone, and now there's a big dent in the corner.

我把手机掉了，角上出现了个大**凹痕**。

No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't get the dent out of the bumper.

无论我们多努力，都没能把保险杠上的**凹痕**修好。