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dimness

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n. 微暗，不清楚

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。