/dent ||; dɛnt/noun [C] a place where a flat surface, especially metal, has been hit and damaged but not broken 凹痕；凹陷: This tin's got a dent in it.这罐上有个凹痕。
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/dent ||; dɛnt/verb [T] to damage a flat surface by hitting it but not breaking it 弄凹；使凹陷: I hit a wall and dented the front of the car.我的车子撞向一道墙，车头撞凹了。