The lawyer's fees will make a dent in our finances.

律师费将耗去我们一部分资金。

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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。

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The cost of climate protection would barely make a dent in that growth.

气候保护的代价只会略微削弱收入的增长。

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Why has all the foreign aid of the past half century failed to make a dent?

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Realistically, charitable deductions and tax breaks for charitable organizations make a dent in tax revenue.

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Can their posters make a dent in a debate dominated by the NRA's army of lobbyists?

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