dented
past simple and past participle ofdent
| 单词 | dented |
| 释义 | dented past simple and past participle ofdent dent verb[T] uk/dent/us/dent/to make asmallhollowmarkin thesurfaceof something: Idroppedahammeron thefloor, and it dented thefloorboard. If you dent someone'sconfidenceorpride, you make themfeellessconfidentorproud: Hisconfidencewasbadlydented when he didn't get thejob. Making holes in things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making less strong Examplesofdenteddented In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. To see this, consider a situation in which a man gets his cardenteddue to another driver's negligence. From theCambridge English Corpus What millennia of philosophers and artists have been unable to resolve is unlikely to be evendentedby a few generations of archaeologists. From theCambridge English Corpus The morale of the police had also beendentedbecause they had failed in their most vital obligation : the fight against crime. From theCambridge English Corpus The basal area around the scar is often slightlydentedoralwards. From theCambridge English Corpus The fender wasdentedin an accident. From theCambridge English Corpus There are, ofcourse, many groups working throughout the world to remedy these problems and their enthusiasm to produce a viable e-nose does not appear to have beendented. From theCambridge English Corpus The public image has beendentedby the environmental crisis of the past 20 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The right to silence and the admissibility of evidence aredented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Its alreadydentedreputation in terms of a quick response to issues of this kind will become even moredented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The reality of discretionary spend would still hold, even if the principle were to bedentedby accepting the new clause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result of past actions, trust has beendented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Pride isdentedand old attitudes have to be set aside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 None of this hasdentedin any way the arguments which we put forward on these amendments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The income stream from such lotteries has been seriouslydentedby the creation of the national lottery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That pride has beendentedfor a variety of reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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