dent

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The stone made a dent in the roof of my car.
我的汽车顶让石头砸了个坑.
Recently it makes a sizable dent in this prediction.
这一预言最近有了很大进展.
Losing the match made quite a dent in his ego.
比赛失败对他的自尊心打击极大.
The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.
委员会几乎还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。
There was a dent in the car which hadn't been there before.
车上出现了一处以前没有的凹痕。

a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by pressure or by being hit
to make a small hollow mark in the surface of something

If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
If something dents your confidence or your pride, it makes you realize that you are not as good or successful as you thought.
A dent is a hollow in the surface of something which has been caused by hitting or pressing it.
a toothlike protuberance, esp the tooth of a sprocket or gearwheel