dim

英 [dɪm] 美 [dɪm]

• adj. 暗淡的；模糊的；笨的
• v. 使暗淡；使失去光泽
• n. 车头近光灯；停车灯

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

dim的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

详尽释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 暗淡的，不明亮的
2. 模糊的，朦胧的，看不清的
3. 微暗的，昏暗的
4. 悲观的
5. <口>头脑迟钝的，迟钝的
6. 混沌的
7. 渺茫的
8. 褪了色的
9. 无光泽的
10. 视力不好的
11. 记不清的， 记忆模糊的
12. 隐约的

v. (动词)

1. （变）朦胧
2. 使变暗淡，使变模糊
3. 弄暗，暗下来，变昏暗
4. 把......得暗然失色
5. （变）暗淡
6. （变）模糊
7. （使）失去光泽
8. 变微弱，减弱
9. 变淡漠
10. 不鲜明

n. (名词)

1. 笨蛋，傻子
2. 暗淡，昏暗
3. 薄暮，黄昏
4. 前灯，车头近光灯，停车灯

abbr. (缩略词)

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adv. (副词)

1. 模糊地，朦胧地

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 暗淡的,昏暗的,不明亮的 not bright
2. 隐约的,模糊不清的 not easy to see

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)变暗淡,(使)变模糊 make or become unclear or not bright

英英释义

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"
   "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"
   "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
   "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
   "worked with the slow students"
   

Verb:

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

2. become dim or lusterless;

   "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
   

3. make dim or lusterless;

   "Time had dimmed the silver"
   

4. make dim by comparison or conceal

5. become vague or indistinct;

   "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
   

dim的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Most comets are so dim that they can not be seen by the naked eye.
   彗星很暗淡,肉眼看不见。
2. He spoke with firmness, but his face was very sad and his eyes at times were dim.
   他讲话时预期坚定，但面带愁容，时而眼神暗淡。
3. I made out two dim shapes in the gloom.
   我在朦胧中看出有两个模糊的影子。
4. She is rather dim about the importance of keeping records.
   她不明白作记录的重要性。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Old age hasn't dimmed her memory.
   她虽然年事已高，但记忆并未模糊。
2. The light of a candle is dimmed by sunlight.
   烛光在日光下显得很黯淡。
3. Please dim out the stage for the final scene.
   请在最后一场即将开演时使舞台灯光转暗。
4. My obscure lines shall not so dim their worth.
   我无名的诗行不会使他们黯然失色。
5. Decades don't dim China's memory of Sino-Japan war.
   时光并不能模糊中国对抗日战争的记忆。

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

dim and distant

很久以前 long past

用作动词 (v.)

dim out (v.+adv.)

使…变弱 make (light) fainter
dim sth ⇔ out

The lights were dimmed out when the electricity supply was reduced.

电力供应被削减后,灯光就变暗了。

dim up (v.+adv.)

逐渐增强 increase the brightness of (lighting) gradually
dim sth ⇔ up

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。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• dimrecollection 依稀记得
• dim room 光线暗淡的房间
• dim sound 模糊不清的声音

～+介词

• eyes dim with tears 模糊的泪眼

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• dim abruptly 突然地变暗
• dim prematurely 过早地失去光泽
• dim scarcely 光线减弱
• dim down the lights 使灯光暗下来
• dim out a light 使灯光转暗

～+介词

• dim by clouds 乌云使天色变暗
• dim with steam 因有水汽而模糊
• dim with tears 泪眼蒙眬

经典引文

• Her room was dim, with a shaded candle by the bed.

  出自： J. Rhys

• Even in that dim light I could see she was shivering.

  出自： W. Golding

• Memories of which time has not dimmed the rapture.

  出自： J. Buchan

• This drab khaki which had dimmed the British army since the Boer War.

  出自： R. Church

dim的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

adj.
• faint
• unclear

【反义词】

adj.
• bright