The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.委员会几乎还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。It's going to take more than a new law to make a dent in the city's drug crime. 要减少本市的毒品犯罪，仅靠一部新法律还远远不够。The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.委员会在处理这个问题方面还没有什么进展。