每日单词：dent

逐日单词：dent

dent /dent/

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外刊例句

The catastrophe led to a sharp decline in output and exports (and a long-term shift in economic activity away from the most affected regions), but despite the disruptions Japan remained in deflation. Higher tariffs should, in theory, disrupt supply and boost prices. But to date the main economic effect of the trade war being fought by America and China has been dented confidence, derailed business investment and tumbling interest rates.

这场劫难招致了产量和出口的急剧下降(以及经济活动从受影响最严峻地区的长时转移)，但只管显现了中缀，日本仍处于通缩形态。从实际上讲，提高关税会扰乱需求，推低价格。但迄今为止，商业战的主要经济影响是决计受挫、商业投资脱轨和利率下跌。

——《经济学人》

If something dents your confidence or your pride, it makes you realize that you are not as good or successful as you thought.

v. 伤害；减弱；使产生凹痕

追根溯源

单词dent里的词根dent泉源于拉丁语, 表现“牙齿”，以是，包含dent的英语单词，多与此干系，比如：

dental adj. 牙科的；牙齿的

dentist n. 牙科医生

denture n. 假牙

影视例句

在美剧《潮水家庭》中，Alex向Claire坦率，此中就用到了今天的单词：

Alex: Mom, I need to tell you something.

Claire: What is it, honey?

Alex: I distracted Haley while she was driving. And we dented your car.

-妈妈 我要报告你一件事。

-是什么，宝物？

-海莉开车的时分，我让她分神了，我们把你的车撞出了一个凹痕。