单词make--a--dent--in
网络: 削弱；取得有效进展；前进
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。
I"ll try to help you make a dent in some of that work.
我会尽力帮你着手其中一些工作。
A third candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, hopes to make a dent in a few Southern states.
另一位候选人、前阿肯色州州长哈克比（MikeHuckabee）则希望在南部的几个州赢得支持。
The economy needs to grow by at least 7% per year to make a dent in high unemployment and poverty levels.
要降低较高的失业率和贫困率，该国的年增长率至少要达到5%。
The boy shoveled and shoveled, but he didn"t seem to make a dent in the pile of sand.
这男孩铲了又铲，可他好象并没有把沙铲走多少。
But side effects are a problem, and it"s unclear whether the findings will make a dent in an addiction that affects millions of Americans.
但是副作用是个问题，并且还不清楚这个发现是否会导致药物成瘾而影响数百万计的美国人。
A: We worked all day and still didn"t make a dent in this paperwork.
我们工作了一整天，但这项文书作业仍没有进展。
So far, none have managed to make a dent in the search market.
到现在为止还没有一个在搜索市场上有所表现。
The only dilemma is that consumers are yet purchase these recycled items in enough quantity to even make a dent in the waste problem.
唯一的难题是消费者尚未购买了足够数量的这些回收物品甚至在废物问题初见成效。
Corruption and bureaucracy was far too entrenched in the economy for legislation to make a dent in the economic crisis.
根深蒂固的腐败和官僚主义盘踞在立法过的经济领域里，经济危机有了很大的进展。