Helping make a dent in a massive social problem.

帮助在一个巨大的社会问题上取得进展。

It isn't going to make a dent in the feathers.

在羽毛上是凹不进去的。

But Carter could not make a dent in what he rightly termed America's malaise.

但他不能使他称为“美国低迷”的状态有所好转。

More than that, he wanted a product that would, in his words, make a dent in the universe.

不仅如此，用他自己的话说，他需要一个在宇宙中留下印迹的产品。

What's it going to take for you guys to really be able to make a dent in this problem?

你们真的能够在这个问题上有所作为吗？

But a few weeks could make a dent in gross domestic product, and in a fragile economy, that could hurt.

但几周可能削弱国内生产总值, 使经济变得脆弱, 可能造成致命伤。

Sales may be growing fast, but they are barely making a dent in the $1.7tr global market for animal-derived protein.

虽然素食的销售额增长迅速，但在全球价值 1.7 万亿美元的动物源蛋白质市场上，这不过沧海一粟。

It means they know we've made a dent in their case.

这说明他们知道我们对本案有所削弱。

How is this gonna make a dent in that?

西蒙：这对这件事有何影响？

Rising rates are making a dent in the property market, the most interest-sensitive part of the economy.

利率上升正在削弱房地产市场，这是经济中对利率最敏感的部分。

Throughout history, I have aligned myself with or destroyed those humans in power, hoping to make a dent in mankind's race to oblivion.

回顾历史 我在人类的大舞台上纵横捭阖 与当权者或敌或友，就是希望逐步灭绝人类这个种族。

But many others realized that despite his temperamental failings, Jobs had the charisma and corporate clout that would lead them to " make a dent in the universe."

但其他很多人意识到，尽管乔布斯有喜怒无常的毛病，但他非凡的魅力和团队影响力都足以引领大家改变世界。

They've got no discernible wings. The bit that pokes out of the side of the body is four inches. It isn't going to make a dent in the feathers.

雷鸟翅膀的轮廓无法辨认。从鸟身侧面伸出来的部分有4英寸(约10厘米)长。羽毛上无法凹出翅膀的痕迹。

They've called the ruling absurd and said that even if Montana completely transformed its economy to a net-zero one, it would barely make a dent in global greenhouse gas emissions.

他们称这一裁决荒谬，并表示即使蒙大拿州将其经济完全转变为净零经济，也几乎不会减少全球温室气体排放。

While trees take generations to mature enough to really make a dent in carbon concentration, algae grows quickly, and spreads widely, giving it the potential to be even better at absorbing and consuming carbon than our woody friends.

树木需要几代才能成熟到足以降低碳浓度，藻类却生长迅速，并且大量繁殖，这使它比起我们的树木朋友具有更好的吸收和消耗碳的能力。

So everyone thinks it's sort of this destination, this inspired mission I wanted to be out on colleges, make a dent in cancer but more often than not purpose is designed much more from this lower case p perspective.

所以每个人都认为这是一个目的地，这个启发性的使命， 我想上大学， 在癌症中有所作为， 但更多时候目的是从小写 p 的角度设计的。