indentation

英 [ˌɪndenˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪndenˈteɪʃn]

n.  缺口; 凹陷; 凹痕; 行首缩进; 行首空格; 造成凹陷(或缺口); 将行首缩进

复数：indentations　

计算机

BNC.20990 / COCA.17397

牛津词典

noun

• 缺口；凹陷；凹痕
  a cut or mark on the edge or surface of sth
  1. The horse's hooves left deep indentations in the mud.
     马蹄在泥地里留下了深深的蹄印。
• 行首缩进；行首空格
  a space left at the beginning of a line of print or writing
• 造成凹陷（或缺口）；将行首缩进
  the action of indenting sth or the process of being indented

柯林斯词典

• 行首缩格,行首留空格
  Anindentationis the space at the beginning of a line of writing when it starts further away from the edge of the paper than all the other lines.
• N-COUNT 凹口;缺口
  Anindentationis a shallow hole or cut in the surface or edge of something.
  1. Using a knife, make slight indentations around the edges of the pastry.
     用刀子绕馅饼边沿刻小锯齿。

英英释义

noun

• the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
• the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
  Synonym:indentionindentindenture
• the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
  Synonym:pittingroughness
• a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
  Synonym:indenture

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