"make a dent in" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈmeɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdɛnt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn

MAYK-uh-DENT-in

UK

mˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /dˈɛnt/ /ˈɪn

MAYK-uh-DENT-in

释义

To have a noticeable effect on something, especially when reducing the size or amount of it. Usually used when progress is made, but much work still remains.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈmeɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdɛnt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn

英式英语

mˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /dˈɛnt/ /ˈɪn

简化发音

美式

MAYK-uh-DENT-in

英式

MAYK-uh-DENT-in

语境中听

I saved some money, but it didn’t make a dent in my debts.

We worked all morning but barely made a dent in the pile of laundry.

She donated clothes, but it hardly made a dent in her closet.

No matter how much I clean, I can’t make a dent in this mess!