Make a dent.
Make a dent.
「Make a dent」這個成語的意思是造成某種程度的影響或改變。當你努力於某個困難的任務,並且開始看到一些成果或進展時,就可以用這個成語來表達。這像是在堅硬的表面上敲出一個凹痕,雖然不是徹底的改變,但已經看到了成效。
His small donation didn't make a dent in the overall fundraising goal.
他的小額捐款對整體籌款目標幾乎沒有影響。
Even though we've been working all day, we've barely made a dent in sorting through the donations.
雖然我們忙了一整天,但我們在整理捐款方面幾乎沒有任何進展。
Despite his efforts, reducing the error rate in data entry by just a few percent, he felt like he hadn’t really made a dent in improving the system.
儘管他付出努力,將數據輸入錯誤率降低了幾個百分點,但他覺得自己並沒有真正改進系統。