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

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

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。

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

In this instance, the indentation isn't mandatory, as it is with a compound statement.
在本例中，缩进不是强制性的，就跟一个复合语句一样。
Using a knife, make slight indentations around the edges of the pastry.
用刀子绕馅饼边沿刻小锯齿。
Extra indentation is used to indicate an object, and each property of the object is indented again.
额外的缩进用于指示一个对象，此外该对象的各属性进一步缩排。
When the font is changed, any indentation that you have defined does not appear.
当字体更改时，将不显示您定义的任何缩进。
Indent comment at the same level of indentation as the code you are documenting.
注释缩进和其注释的代码在同一层次。
FEA of evaluating material yield strength and strain hardening exponent using a spherical indentation
球形压痕法评价材料屈服强度和应变硬化指数的有限元分析
Indentation control, which allows you to control the level of indentation of your quotes from other messages.
文本缩进控制。当你引用一条其他消息时，你可以自行控制它需要缩进的水平尺度。
The line breaks and indentation help make it easier to read.
换行和缩进使得文档更容易阅读。
Their fracture toughness and hardness were determined with Vicker's indentation test machine.
柔韧的坚硬且灵活的在维氏硬度仪上测试断裂韧性和硬度。
Use4 spaces for each level of indentation.
在每一层缩进上用4个空格。