dim
adjective
uk/dɪm/us/dɪm/dimmer|dimmestdimadjective(NOT CLEAR)
C2
not giving or having muchlight:
光线暗的，暗淡的，昏暗的Thelampgave out a dimlight.那盏灯发出暗淡的光芒。
Hesatin a dimcornerof thewaitingroom.他坐在候车室一个昏暗的角落里。
We couldseea dim(= noteasilyseen)shapein thefog.在雾中我们可以看见一个模模糊糊的影子。
with little or no light
- darkShe peered down the dark hallway.
- darkenedWe arrived late and had to make our way to our seats in a darkened theatre.
- dimHe sat in a dim corner of the waiting room.
- shadowyI was afraid to walk down the dim, shadowy corridor.
- pitch-darkShe took a torch with her as she descended into the pitch-dark cellar.
literary
Ifyoureyesare dim, you cannotseevery well.
模糊的，看不清的a dim memory, recollection, etc.
C2
something that yourememberslightly, but not very well:
模糊的记忆/回忆等I had a dimrecollectionofhavingmether before.我隐约记得以前好像见过她。
Darkness & becoming dark
- blackness
- darken
- darkened
- darkly
- darkness
- deepen
- dimly
- dimness
- dingily
- draw
- inky
- matt
- pitch darkness
- shade
- shaded
- shadow
- shadowy
- sombreness
- twilight
- umbra
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Eyesight, glasses & lenses
dimadjective(NOT CLEVER)
informal
not veryclever:
愚笨的，迟钝的He's aniceguy, but a little dim.他是个好小伙儿，只是头脑有些迟钝。
UKDon't be so dim!别发傻了！
Stupid and silly
- absurd
- absurdity
- absurdly
- adolescent
- againstyourbetter judgmentidiom
- dizzily
- dopey
- dorky
- dottiness
- dotty
- imbecility
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inhis/her/theirwisdomidiom
- insomeone'sinfinite wisdomidiom
- uncritical
- uncritically
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unreasonably
dimadjective(NOT POSITIVE)
notlikelytosucceed:
前景暗淡的，不乐观的The company'sprospectsfor thefutureareratherdim.该公司未来的发展前景不容乐观。
Not hopeful
- be in a funkidiom
- be on a hiding to nothingidiom
- bleakly
- bleakness
- dispiritedness
- dispiritingly
- doomed
- doomster
- downcast
- downhearted
- gloom
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- lose heartidiom
- merchant
- prophet of doomidiom
- someonecan't winidiom
- undone
- what are you going to do?idiom
Idioms
dim and distant
the dim and distant past
take a dim view ofsomething
dim
verb[IorT]
uk/dɪm/us/dɪm/-mm-C2
to (make something)becomelessbright:
（使）变暗，（使）亮度降低Someone dimmed thelights.有人调低了灯的亮度。
Thelightsdimmed and thecurtainsopened.灯光暗了下来，大幕随之拉开。
literary
to (make apositivefeelingorquality)becomelessstrong:
（使）减弱，（使）变淡Ourhopes/expectationsdimmed as thehourspassed.我们的希望／期望随着时间的流逝变得越来越渺茫了。
Darkness & becoming dark
- blackness
- darken
- darkened
- darkly
- darkness
- deepen
- dimly
- dimness
- dingily
- draw
- inky
- matt
- pitch darkness
- shade
- shaded
- shadow
- shadowy
- sombreness
- twilight
- umbra
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Becoming and making less strong