dim

释义

adj.昏暗的; 模糊的; 渺茫的; 迟钝的v.（使）变昏暗，变模糊，变渺茫; （使）减弱，淡化

大小写变形: DIM Dim

词态变化

第三人称单数 :   dims ; 过去式 :   dimmed ; 过去分词 :   dimmed ; 现在分词 :   dimming ; 比较级 :   dimmer ; 最高级 :   dimmest ; 名词 :   dimness ;

实用场景例句

The vibrant social activism of the 1960s has faded into a dim recollection.

20世纪60年代充满活力的社会激进主义已褪色为朦胧的回忆。

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Dim prospects remain for settling the dispute in a friendly manner.

以友好方式解决争端的希望依然黯淡。

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Dim the lights to a softer level – resting with harsh beams shining straight into your eyes causes discomfort...

将灯光调暗至柔和水平——休息时刺眼的光线直射眼睛会引起不适。

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The dim glow of the theater's ceiling lights slowly diminished.

剧场天花板上昏暗的灯光慢慢减弱了。

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Switch your headlights to dim mode while trailing that car.

在尾随那辆车时请将前灯调至暗光模式。

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The outlook for their financial stability has grown noticeably dim.

他们的经济前景已明显变得黯淡。

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The enduring happiness of their marriage has not lessened the fiery love shared by Bill and Helen over the years.

数十年的婚姻幸福并未减弱比尔与海伦之间炽热的爱意。

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Her dim eyes betrayed the sorrow weighing heavily within her.

她暗淡的双眸透露着内心沉重的哀伤。

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Tears clouded the dim glow in his eyes.

泪水使他眼中黯淡的光芒变得模糊。

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Memories of bygone days have grown dim in their thoughts...

往昔的记忆在他们的思绪中已变得模糊...

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The passage of years had gradually dimmed the vividness of his recollections.

岁月的流逝使他回忆的鲜明度逐渐减弱。

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She lingered in the dim corridor, hesitating...

她在昏暗的走廊里徘徊，犹豫着...

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The dim glow barely lit the enclosed spaces within the vessel.

船舱内昏暗的光线几乎无法照亮封闭的空间。

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The room was dim, cool, and completely noiseless.

房间里光线暗淡，凉爽宜人，鸦雀无声。

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The dim glow of Pete's torch barely illuminated the faint silhouettes of Bob and Chang.

皮特火把微弱的光线勉强照亮了鲍勃和张模糊的身影。

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真题例句

If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

Most people believe that reading in dim light causes poor eyesight, but that is untrue.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

A CFL cannot be simply installed in an incandescent fixture and then expected to produce a visual appearance that is more than washed out, foggy, and dim.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Her best hope in Germany was a government job—prospects for woman in the private sector were dim.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

Why did Larry dim the lights and turn up the sound system before people entered the hall?

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Just before people began entering the hall, Larry dimmed the lights and turned up the sound system, which was playing soft music, hoping to create a warm personal atmosphere for the speech.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

英英释义

Verb

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

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"