英语词汇“make a dent in something”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

make a dent in something

Theme: ACCOMPLISHMENT

to begin to consume or accomplish something. (Informal.)

Bob, you've hardly made a dent in your dinner!There is a lot of rice left. We hardly made a dent in it all week.Get busy! You haven't even made a dent in your work.

Idiom

make a dent in somethingmake a dent in (something)

British, American & Australian, American to reduce the amount or level of something.

The roof repairs made quite a dent in our savings.Police efforts have hardly put a dent in the level of drug trafficking on the streets.

(often negative)

make a dent in (something)

To make noticeable progress in a task or to consume a noticeable amount of something of which there is a large quantity. I have a meeting in an hour, but before that I'm hoping to make a dent in this backlog of documents that need to be filed. I didn't think we had made enough potato salad for the party, but we barely made a dent in it—look how much we have left!

make a dent in something

COMMON If you make a dent in something, you reduce its amount or level. The savings from these cuts make only a small dent in the federal deficit. The average family in Britain spends £100 a week on food, which makes a big dent in the household budget. Note: You can also say that you put a dent in something. These devices can put a major dent in companies' IT budgets.

make a ˈdent/ˈhole in something

(informal) reduce something: Having to pay out unexpectedly for car repairs made a big hole in my savings.The embarrassing stories about his past made quite a dent in his reputation.

词汇	make a dent in something
释义	Idiom make a dent in something Theme: ACCOMPLISHMENT to begin to consume or accomplish something. (Informal.) Bob, you've hardly made a dent in your dinner!There is a lot of rice left. We hardly made a dent in it all week.Get busy! You haven't even made a dent in your work. Idiom make a dent in somethingmake a dent in (something) British, American & Australian, American to reduce the amount or level of something. The roof repairs made quite a dent in our savings.Police efforts have hardly put a dent in the level of drug trafficking on the streets. (often negative) make a dent in (something) To make noticeable progress in a task or to consume a noticeable amount of something of which there is a large quantity. I have a meeting in an hour, but before that I'm hoping to make a dent in this backlog of documents that need to be filed. I didn't think we had made enough potato salad for the party, but we barely made a dent in it—look how much we have left! make a dent in something COMMON If you make a dent in something, you reduce its amount or level. The savings from these cuts make only a small dent in the federal deficit. The average family in Britain spends £100 a week on food, which makes a big dent in the household budget. Note: You can also say that you put a dent in something. These devices can put a major dent in companies' IT budgets. make a ˈdent/ˈhole in something (informal) reduce something: Having to pay out unexpectedly for car repairs made a big hole in my savings.The embarrassing stories about his past made quite a dent in his reputation.
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