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Most people can't make a dent in such a pile, so they either read at random or discard much of it in frustration.

大部分的人都没法减少这些堆积如山的资料。所以他们不是随便看看，就是沮丧地把大多数的资料扔掉。

Indeed, decreased Western consumer demand will dent China's economy as well as that of any that relies on exports.

事实上，西方消费需求下降会削弱中国及其他依靠出口的国家的经济。

Joker: You know, for a while there, I thought you really were Dent.

小丑：你知道，有一段时间，我还以为你是登特。

And the invasion of Humboldt squid seems to be making a noticeable dent in the local population of hake , experts note in a new study.

专家在最近的研究中发现，洪堡乌贼的入侵似乎使当地鳕鱼数量减少。

Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most student have hardly made a dent in the word so far.

学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是大部分学生却至今无进展。

It notes the United States will grow by less than three percent, not enough to make much of a dent in unemployment rates.

联合国贸发会议说，美国的经济增长率将不到3%，根本不足以把失业率降低一点点。

The image in the Canon is of a solid wooden door: a ball of string thrown at the door won't leave a dent at all.

圣典里的比喻形象是一扇硬木门：朝那扇门扔过去一个线团，根本不会留下一点凹痕。

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。

"Hurricane Ike threw us a hard punch, but it did not dent our spirit, " he said.

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！

To put a dent in the total number of cats, at least 71 percent of them must be fixed, and they are notoriously hard to catch.

为了减少猫的总数，必须对其中至少71%定位，但它们是众所周知的难抓。

One positive consequence of our current national crisis may be at least a temporary dent in Hollywood's culture of violence.

我们目前的国内危机的一个积极影响是：好莱坞的暴力文化气氛至少暂时得到了遏止。

Haley, though, is not optimistic that Western companies will be able to make much of a dent in the way China's real estate market operates.

不过，哈莱对西方公司能影响中国房地产市场运作的前景并不抱乐观态度。

The only callus on his thumb from all the text messaging he engaged in. There was also a dent on his index finger from where he wrote.

仅仅从那拇指上的老茧就可以暴露出他所从事的工作，他食指上拿笔的地方也有一块凹陷痕迹。

Whatever the dent to national bravado, or to the free-enterprise ideology, the phrase "too big to fail" suddenly carried an American accent.

无论会对国民虚张的声势，还是对自由企业这一意识形态造成什么样的创伤，“太庞大了，不能破产”这句话突然间带上了点美国口音。

There was another loud crash and another big dent popped out in the door.

又一记撞击声，门上多了一个大突起。

the doctor told him to stop smoking, but it didn't make a dent.

医生让他停止抽烟，但没有引起注意。

Harvey Dent: You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

哈维·登特：要么你就像一个好汉一样逝世往，要么就活着，直到看着本身变成了一个无赖。

The past decade made a disappointingly small dent in poverty, but it may be the best time the poor will know for many years.

过去的十年令人失望地只从很小程度上削弱了贫困问题，然而这也许是穷人们在接下去的很多年里能看到的最好的光阴了。

But to make a real dent in auto pollution, these plug-in cars will need to scale up to hundreds of thousands per year.

但是要真正发挥削弱汽车污染的作用，需要达到每年生产数十万辆这种汽车的规模。

In its World Economic Outlook report the IMF also said that growth was not strong enough to make a "major dent in high unemployment rates" .

在其全球经济展望（WorldEconomicOutlook）报道中，IMF又指出，增长不够强势，不足以“大大削弱高失业率”。