make a dent
基本解釋
- 產(chǎn)生印象；引起注意
英漢例句
- So far, none have managed to make a dent in the search market.
到現(xiàn)在為止還沒有一個在搜索市場上有所表現(xiàn)。 - The cost of climate protection would barely make a dent in that growth.
氣候保護(hù)的代價只會略微削弱收入的增長。 - Analysts expect the pace of jobs growth to improve, but remain too slow to make a dent in unemployment levels.
股市動向尚不明朗，外界等待美國11月份非農(nóng)就業(yè)人數(shù)報告公布，分析師預(yù)計美國11月就業(yè)崗位的增長速度有所改善，但是增速依然緩慢，不足以降低目前居高不下的失業(yè)率。 - Why has all the foreign aid of the past half century failed to make a dent?
FORBES: Wealth and Poverty - Realistically, charitable deductions and tax breaks for charitable organizations make a dent in tax revenue.
FORBES: WWJD*? Pulpit Freedom Sunday Likely to Bring Slams Against Obama, Romney - Mr Koizumi will hardly be able to make a dent on these while in office.
ECONOMIST: Japan's economy