denting

The loss put a dent in the team's confidence.

这失败给全队信心投下阴影

He hammered out the dents in the metal sheet.

他把金属板上一些凹痕敲掉。

Tin dents more easily than steel.

锡比钢容易变瘪。

I’m afraid I’ve dented the car.

恐怕我把车子撞瘪一些。

The embarrassing stories about his past made quite a dent in his reputation.

关于他过去令人传说损坏他名誉。

A terawatt—one million megawatts—of “carbon-free” power is the scale needed to make a significant dent in projected carbon dioxide emissions at midcentury.

让本世纪中叶二氧化碳排放量预测值有效降低，我们对于无碳能源需求就会达到一兆瓦这个数量级。