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dim

dim
[英] [dim] [美] [dɪm] 生词本

adj.

vt.& vi.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词：DIM  Dim  

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

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1. ADJ-GRADED (光线)昏暗的，暗淡的 Dim light is not bright. 

  • She stood waiting, in the dim light...

    她站在昏暗的光线下等待。

  • Below decks, the lights were dim.

    船舱里灯光昏暗。

dimly

  • Two lamps burned dimly...

    两盏灯发出微弱的光。

  • He followed her into a dimly lit kitchen.

    他跟着她走进光线暗淡的厨房。

dimness

  • ...the dimness of an early September evening.

    9 月初傍晚的昏暗

2. ADJ-GRADED (地方)昏暗的，阴暗的 A dim place is rather dark because there is not much light in it. 

  • The room was dim and cool and quiet.

    房间里阴暗、清冷，静悄悄的。

dimness

  • I squinted to adjust my eyes to the dimness.

    我眯起眼，努力适应黑暗的环境。

3. ADJ-GRADED (人影、物体)隐约的，蒙眬的，不分明的 A dim figure or object is not very easy to see, either because it is in shadow or darkness, or because it is far away. 

  • Pete's torch picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang.

    皮特的火把映出了鲍勃和张的模糊身影。

dimly

  • The shoreline could be dimly seen.

    海岸线隐约可见。

4. ADJ-GRADED (记忆、理解)模糊的，依稀的，不清晰的 If you have a dim memory or understanding of something, it is difficult to remember or is unclear in your mind. 

  • It seems that the '60s era of social activism is all but a dim memory.

    20 世纪 60 年代的社会激进主义似乎只是一个模糊的记忆。

dimly

  • Christina dimly recalled the procedure...

    克里斯蒂娜只依稀记得整个步骤。

  • I was dimly aware that dozens of curious people were looking at us.

    我迷迷糊糊地感觉到有数十个人在好奇地看着我们。

5. ADJ-GRADED (前景)灰暗的，渺茫的，不光明的 If the future of something is dim, you have no reason to feel hopeful or positive about it. 

  • The prospects for a peaceful solution are dim.

    和平解决的希望非常渺茫。

6. ADJ-GRADED (人)愚笨的，迟钝的 If you describe someone as dim, you think that they are stupid. 
7. V-ERG (使)（灯光）变昏暗;(使)变暗淡 If you dim a light or if it dims, it becomes less bright. 

  • Dim the lighting – it is unpleasant to lie with a bright light shining in your eyes...

    把灯光调暗一些——躺着时眼前灯光太强很不舒服。

  • The houselights dimmed.

    观众席的灯暗了下来。

8. VERB 将(汽车前灯)调为近光;使减光 If you are driving a car and dim the headlights, you operate a switch that makes them shine downwards, so that they do not shine directly into the eyes of other drivers. 

  • Dim your lights behind that car.

    开到那辆车后面时将前灯调为近光。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 dip
9. V-ERG (使)(前景、希望等)变渺茫;(使)（感情等）淡化 If your future, hopes, or emotions dim or if something dims them, they become less good or less strong. 

  • Their economic prospects have dimmed...

    他们的经济前景变得很暗淡。

  • Forty eight years of marriage have not dimmed the passion between Bill and Helen.

    48 年的婚姻生活并没消磨掉比尔和海伦之间的激情。

10. V-ERG (使)(视力)变差；（使）看不分明 If your eyes dim or are dimmed by something, they become weaker or unable to see clearly. 

  • Her eyes dimmed with sorrow...

    悲痛之下，她泪眼蒙眬。

  • The twinkle in his eyes was dimmed by tears.

    他眼中闪烁的光芒被泪水模糊了。

11. V-ERG (使)(记忆)变模糊;(使)变得不清晰 If your memories dim or if something dims them, they become less clear in your mind. 

  • Their memory of what happened has dimmed...

    他们对所发生事情的记忆变得模糊了。

  • The intervening years had dimmed his memory.

    经过了其间那么多年他的记忆已经不大清楚了。

12.   to take a dim view→see: view; 
Verb

1. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

  • synonym： dip

2. become or make darker;

  • "The screen darkend"
  • "He darkened the colors by adding brown"

3. become dim or lusterless;

  • "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

4. make dim or lusterless;

  • "Time had dimmed the silver"

5. make dim by comparison or conceal

6. become vague or indistinct;

  • "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
Adjective

1. lacking in light; not bright or harsh;

  • "a dim light beside the bed"
  • "subdued lights and soft music"

2. lacking clarity or distinctness;

  • "a dim figure in the distance"
  • "only a faint recollection"
  • "shadowy figures in the gloom"
  • "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"
  • "a few wispy memories of childhood"

3. made dim or less bright;

  • "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"
  • "dimmed headlights"
  • "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"

4. offering little or no hope;

  • "the future looked black"
  • "prospects were bleak"
  • "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge
  • "took a dim view of things"

5. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;

  • "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
  • "never met anyone quite so dim"
  • "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
  • "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
  • "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
  • "worked with the slow students"

医学

  • 1.dimidius半，二分之一

计算机

  • 1.颜色变浅[淡];= Data Interpretation Module,数据解释模块; = DIMension, 尺寸，大小；维，维数度；【数】量纲，因次
1. A dim light came from afar.
一缕暗淡的光线从远处射来。

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2. During the first scene, which begins early in the morning, we'll dim the lights up to give the effect of growing daylight.
在从凌晨开始的第一场，我们将慢慢增强灯光，以达到天变亮时的效果。

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3. He is old so his vision is dim.
他年纪大了，所以眼睛有点儿花。

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4. He sat in a dim corner.
他坐在一个黑暗的角落里。

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5. His childhood memories have grown dim.
他童年的记忆已经淡漠了。

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6. I have a dim recollection of it.
我依稀记得这事。

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7. I made out two dim shapes in my dream.
我在梦中看到有两个模糊的影子。

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8. I was so tired that my eyesight grew dim [hazy].
我太累了，眼睛有点发花。

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9. It was dim and cool in the room.
屋子里昏暗阴凉。

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10. My impressions about this matter became dim.
我对这件事的印象已经淡薄了。

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11. Once, in the dim and distant past, I live in here.
我很久以前在这里住过。

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12. Some people are rather dim about the purposes of their lives.
有些人稀里糊涂，不知他们生活的目的是什么。

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13. The light is rather dim.
灯光很暗。

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14. The light is too dim for me to read easily.
光线太暗，我很难阅读。

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15. The lights in the theatre began to dim.
剧场的灯光开始暗下来。

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16. The man proved to be deaf as well as dim-witted, for his mumbled answers were quite irrelevant.
那老僧既聋且昏， 又齿落舌钝，所答非所问。

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17. The outline of the mountain in the distance is dim.
远处山脉的轮廓隐隐约约。

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18. The prospects are dim.
前途暗淡。

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19. The window-panes are dim with steam.
玻璃窗上蒙上了一层蒸汽。

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