Dented意思
"Dented" 是一個英文形容詞,意思是物體表面被壓凹或損傷,通常是指由於撞擊或壓力導致表面不平整。這個單詞可以用來描述各種材料,包括金屬、塑膠、木材等。例如:
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The car's fender was dented after it was hit by a shopping cart. (汽車的前保險槓在被購物車撞擊後凹陷了。)
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The can of soda was dented, so I couldn't open it. (這罐蘇打飲料凹陷了,所以我打不開它。)
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The sculpture was carefully restored after it was dented. (雕塑在被壓凹後,被仔細修復了。)
除了作為形容詞,"dent" 也可以用作動詞,意思是「使凹陷」或「損傷」。例如:
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The football player dented the goalpost with his powerful kick. (這名足球運動員用他強有力的射門使球門柱凹陷了。)
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The fall dented her pride more than anything else. (這次跌倒更多的是傷害了她的自尊心。)
在口語中,"dent" 還可以用來比喻性地描述對某物或某人造成的影響或損害,不一定是物理上的損傷。例如:
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The new policy dented the company's profits. (新政策削弱了公司的利潤。)
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His argument really dented my confidence. (他的論點真的打擊了我的信心。)