2019-05-15 dent

词：dent 

英英释义：to have a bad effect on something 

例句：The lawsuit has dented investors’ confidence for the company. 

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇） 

“dent”作为动词用法也常常引申表示“削减、损害”，dent 后面常接表示热情/信心/自尊心这些表示情感的名词，这是 dent 最常见的用法。

爆出丑闻后，收益并没有减少： 

Facebook scandals fail to dent its profits.

我们再来看《经济学人》中几个例句： 

Sacrificing range and interior space in this way may dent brands built on luxury and technological prowess.

Badly handled, the outbreak could dent the government's credibility. Even if giants do not copy startups outright, they can dent their prospects.

从这些例句中我们可以发现 dent 后面可以接多种类型的名词。有些用法在字典中并不会出现，这就要求我们在阅读中注意收集这些准确、地道的常见搭配。 

3. 从认识到会用（作业） 

1）翻译下面的句子： 

由于接连失利，这支队伍失去了信心。 

Successive failures dent this team's confidence. 

（参考翻译：The team's confidence has been dented by a losing streak.) 

造句：

Without more detailed study, his main conclusion will be seriously dented.