make a dent in
基本解释
- v. 削弱;取得有效进展
英汉例句
- The cost of climate protection would barely make a dent in that growth.
气候保护的代价只会略微削弱收入的增长。 - Analysts expect the pace of jobs growth to improve, but remain too slow to make a dent in unemployment levels.
股市动向尚不明朗,外界等待美国11月份非农就业人数报告公布,分析师预计美国11月就业岗位的增长速度有所改善,但是增速依然缓慢,不足以降低目前居高不下的失业率。 - “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.
在一次采访中他说道:“许多小公司目前都在积极进行商业化运作。 - Realistically, charitable deductions and tax breaks for charitable organizations make a dent in tax revenue.
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