学个词Learn a Word 第1080期 Can-do

今天我们要学的词是can-do。 Can-do, 可以做到。 "He is the can-do kind of person," 他是那种什么事都愿意尝试，什么事都觉得可以做到的人。 "I like the new candidate for his can-do attitude," 我喜欢这个新候选人身上那种万事只要肯做就能做成的态度。 "Two years of unemployment has made a dent¹ in her can-do spirit," 连续两年失业，让她乐观进取的精神受到了打击。最近有调查发现， "Around 70% of the respondents think America's can-do spirit is faltering," 大约70%的受访者认为，美国人一贯的乐观进取，大胆尝试的精神出现了动摇。好的，今天我们学习的词是can-do...

 

1 dent   

n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展

参考例句：

• I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
• That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。