I was convinced there was a dent in the hood which hadn't been there before.
我确信车盖上有一个以前没有的凹痕。
The tuition fee does not seem to be the explanation of the problem: previous hikes in tuition fees did not dent demand from rich or poor.
学费似乎并不是这一问题的解释：早先的学费增长并没有削减无论贫穷或富裕家庭的需求。
If the bill makes its way through Washington, DC, after years of deliberation and lobbying, that could further dent Blackstone's profits and share price.
如果该议案经过数年的审议和游说之后在华盛顿获得通过的话，那有可能进一步削弱黑石集团的利润和股价。
That could dent margins and compromise the sense of freedom its managers so obviously enjoy today.
那可能会降低利润，并危及其经理人目前明显享有的自由感。
Grandpa laughed, "Every dent and scratch can tell a story, and although you stick with it, someday you'll have your own."
爷爷笑着说：“每一个凹痕和划痕都可以讲述一个故事，虽然你坚持了下来，但总有一天你会拥有自己的故事。”
Yet making a substantial dent in the deficit will be difficult.
然而，使贸易逆差获得实质性的削弱将会困难重重。
That may dent their expected profits for 2011 but will not eat into capital.
这将使得他们在2011年的收益缩水，但不会侵蚀他们的资本。
"Hurricane Ike threw us a hard punch, but it did not dent our spirit," he said.
他说：“飓风艾克给了我们重重的一击，但是没有能够挫伤我们的精神！”
None of this movement stuff has ever made much of a dent in our larger network.
这类运动对我们的网络没有太大的影响。
A slowdown in emerging economies, on the other hand, would dent prices by much more.
另一方面，新兴经济体一旦减速，那么对价格的拖累作用也会更大。
Then put your two thumbs on opposite sides of the dent, and gently pull apart the shells.
之后，将两根拇指放进凹陷两边，轻轻地剥开蛋壳。
Dubai's woes may dent the odd bank, but aggregate corporate earnings will barely be dented.
迪拜的问题可能会影响到少数银行，但对总体的企业利润不会有什么影响。
Over the years, plenty of companies have labored to put a dent in that massive market share.
多年来，许多企业试图在这庞大的市场中占得一席之地。
The raids will not， by themselves， make too much of a dent in the activities of triad gangs.
扫荡行动本身不会对黑社会活动造成太大打击。
Attempts to shift the oil by road and rail have made only a small dent in rising inventories.
至于尝试通过公路和铁路来进行石油运输，对于正不断增加的石油库存来说也只是杯水车薪。
To make a serious dent in poverty, India needs to keep up economic growth of around 8% a year.
若想急速缓解贫困，印度必须维持每年8%的经济增长速率。
It will have a lifespan of about 15 years, enough time to make a significant dent in our space debris problem.
太空舱的预期寿命约为15年，有足够的时间大大削减空间垃圾问题。
The probe could also dent hedge funds’ nascent recovery by causing spooked investors to withdraw their money.
侦讯工作会使受惊吓的投资者从基金中撤回资金，从而损害对冲基金业刚刚开始的复苏。
The probe could also dent hedge funds' nascent recovery by causing spooked investors to withdraw their money.
侦讯工作会使受惊吓的投资者从基金中撤回资金，从而损害对冲基金业刚刚开始的复苏。
But cost does not seem to be the explanation: previous hikes in tuition fees did not dent demand from rich or poor.
但是学费似乎并不是这一问题的解释：早先的学费增长并没有削弱无论贫穷或富裕家庭的需求。
I think we've made a dent in the problem, and it may point to success in treating depression and anxiety on campus.
我们已经取得了初步的进展，这也可能为治疗大学生抑郁和焦虑指明了方向。
Such tensions are unlikely seriously to dent the institutional protections built around central Banks in recent decades.
这种紧张状态不可能严重削弱近几十年来在央行周围构筑的制度性保障。
The encyclopedia's bosses retort that such concerns are overblown and that taking advertising would dent its appeal to users.
这部在线百科全书的老板们反驳说，上述种种担忧夸大其实了，并且，承接广告也会削弱网站对用户的吸引力。
But a pandemic would dent hopes of a rapid recovery from recession, by providing yet another reason for gloom to continue.
但是世界性大规模疫病流行将提供一个相信经济持续不景气的额外理由，从而降低经济从衰退中快速复苏的希望。
When aluminum is hit, you can see a dent. Composites, though, spring back to the original shape, which could hide internal damage.
但是也有一个很大的缺点：当铝被撞击时，你会看到一个凹陷，但是复合材料看似能够变回原来的外表，内部却已经受损。
Neither Yahoo nor Microsoft, nor any of the myriad of search startups, has made a dent in search advertising. AdWords reigns supreme.
不论是雅虎还是微软，或者其它初创公司，都没有在搜索广告领域对Google造成威胁，AdWords依然一家独大。
Neither Yahoo nor Microsoft, nor any of the myriad of search startups, has made a dent in search advertising. AdWords reigns supreme.
不论是雅虎还是微软，或者其它初创公司，都没有在搜索广告领域对Google造成威胁，AdWords依然一家独大。
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