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  3. /indent

indent

🇬🇧 UK/in'dent/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To set text in from the margin; to cut or notch the edge of something into a jagged or tooth-like pattern.

缩进(排版);切割成锯齿状

n.

A notch or cut in the edge of something; a space set in from the margin in text.

缩进;凹痕;锯齿形切口

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
denttooth
=indent

Common Collocations

  • 1.indent text缩进文本
  • 2.indent line缩进行
  • 3.indent paragraph缩进段落

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Remember to indent the first line of each paragraph.

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