"Put a dent in sth" nghĩa là gì?

Chả ảnh hưởng gì đến ngành bánh kẹo cả. Photo courtesy Jaro Larnos.

'Put/make a dent in something' có từ dent là vết mẻ (ở lưỡi dao), cụm từ này nghĩa là giảm số lượng hay mức độ một cái/điều gì đó, hay có tác động/ảnh hưởng lên điều gì.

Ví dụ
All the talk about kids eating too much sugar hasn't seemed to make a dent (chả có tác động gì) in the candy business.

The drenching (ướt sũng) rain and heavy snow that lashed (đánh vào) California last week put a dent in the state's historic drought (hạn hán), according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday.

Even for wealthy yacht (du thuyền) owners, these huge, fixed costs can put a dent in the bank account. They are part of the reason Knecht's book about the "Lady Linda" is a cautionary tale (câu chuyện cảnh báo): Hurt by the 2008 crisis and overwhelmed by bills, Von Allmen was eventually forced to put his beloved, incredibly opulent (sang trọng) yacht on sale in 2012, for $50 million.

In the view of conservatives, to cower (co rúm lại) in the face of this debate, and be found reluctant (do dự) to use their power of the purse (ví tiền, ngân quỹ, hầu bao) to put a dent in Obama’s amnesty (ân xá) plans, would be a major mistake.

...That means that companies can be confident the majority of consumers will just accept the prices they are charged. The savvy (người hiểu biết) will move, but not enough of them to put a dent in profits and force price cuts across the board. The failure by energy companies to cut their prices for existing customers is a perfect example of this.

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