indent

名词 indent:

1. an order for goods to be exported or imported
2. the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
   同义词：indentation, indention, indenture

动词 indent:

1. set in from the margin
2. cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
3. make a depression into
   同义词：dent
4. notch the edge of or make jagged
5. bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
   同义词：indenture

1. On the adjoining page we hand you an indent for various line, which please ship at once.
   我们已将委托购买的各种商品在附页列明，请立即发运。
2. Indent on reserves to cover the deficit
   动用储备金来弥补赤字。
3. Please indent the first line of each paragraph.
   请于每段第一行缩格书写。
4. There are long indented coastlines in the South Sea.
   在南海有犬牙交错的海岸线。

indent

v.（动词）
in.dent.ed,in.dent.ing,in.dents
v.tr.（及物动词）
Printing To set (the first line of a paragraph, for example) in from the margin.
【印刷术】 缩入：把（如段落的第一行）从边缘缩进几格书写

To cut or tear (a document with two or more copies) along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for establishing authenticity.
用骑缝线割开：把（一张有两份或两份以上抄本的文件的纸张）按犬牙状割开以备将来并拢验证文件的真伪
To draw up (a document) in duplicate or triplicate.
一式两份或三份地起草（文件）

To notch or serrate the edge of; make jagged.
做成锯齿状：凿或刻边缘；使成锯齿状
To make notches, grooves, or holes in (wood, for example) for the purpose of mortising.
中间做成凹痕：在（木头）上作槽口、凹口或眼，使其能榫固
To fit or join together by or as if by mortising.
榫接：用榫眼接牢
Chiefly British To order (goods) by purchase order or official requisition.
【多用于英国】 定货：用官方订货单或购买单订（货）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make or form an indentation.
刻成锯齿状
Chiefly British To draw up or order an indent.
【多用于英国】 起草或发出定单
n.（名词）

The act of indenting or the condition of being indented.
做成刻纹；带有刻纹：制作刻纹的行为或被做成刻纹的状态
Printing A blank space before the beginning of an indented line:
【印刷术】 缩排：在缩进行开始前的空格：
例句：
a two-pica indent.
缩进两个铅字的排版方式

An indenture.
盖了骑缝章的证书
A U.S. certificate issued at the close of the American Revolution for interest due on the public debt.
有息公债证书：美国在大革命即将结束时发行的有息公债的证书
Chiefly British An official requisition or purchase order for goods.
【多用于英国】 购买委托书，订单：购货的官方通知单或订货单

来源：
Middle English endenten [to notch]
中古英语 endenten [做槽口、凹口]
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法语
Old French endenter
古法语 endenter
both from Medieval Latin indent3re
都源自 中世纪拉丁语 indent3re
Latin in- [in] * see in- 2
拉丁语 in- [在…里] *参见 in-2
Latin dôns dent- [tooth] * see dent-
拉丁语 dôns dent- [牙齿] *参见 dent-

indent
indent 2

v.tr.（及物动词）
in.dent.ed,in.dent.ing,in.dents
To make a dent in:
使之成锯齿状：
例句：
a bay that indents the southern coast.
一个将南海岸切割成锯齿状的海湾

To impress (a design, for example); stamp.
盖上（例如，一个图案）；加上记号
n.（名词）

An indentation.
凹口