make a dent in
基本解釋
- v. 削弱；取得有效進(jìn)展
英漢例句
- The cost of climate protection would barely make a dent in that growth.
氣候保護(hù)的代價(jià)只會(huì)略微削弱收入的增長(zhǎng)。 - Analysts expect the pace of jobs growth to improve, but remain too slow to make a dent in unemployment levels.
股市動(dòng)向尚不明朗，外界等待美國(guó)11月份非農(nóng)就業(yè)人數(shù)報(bào)告公布，分析師預(yù)計(jì)美國(guó)11月就業(yè)崗位的增長(zhǎng)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。 - “A lot of the smaller companies are coming up to commercialize and, if you want to make a dent in the energy space, you have a huge amount of capital needs, ” Molnar said in an interview.
在一次采訪中他說(shuō)道：“許多小公司目前都在積極進(jìn)行商業(yè)化運(yùn)作。 - Realistically, charitable deductions and tax breaks for charitable organizations make a dent in tax revenue.
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