dim

• adj. 暗淡的，昏暗的；模糊的，看不清的；悲观的，怀疑的
• vt. 使暗淡，使失去光泽；使变模糊
• vi. 变模糊，变暗淡
• n. 笨蛋，傻子
• n. (Dim)人名；(俄)季姆；(柬)丁

来自PIE*dhem, 烟，雾，模糊，词源同dumb. dull.

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"

dim (adj.)

Old English dimm "dark, gloomy, obscure," from Proto-Germanic *dimbaz (cognates: Old Norse dimmr, Old Frisian dim, Old High German timber "dark, black, somber"). Not known outside Germanic. Slang sense of "stupid" is from 1892. Related: Dimly; dimness.

dim (v.)

c. 1200, perhaps in Old English, from dim (adj.). Related: Dimmed; dimming.

dark, dim, black, gloomy, obscure, vague, grey

这些形容词都含有"完全地或不完全地缺少光亮"之意。

dark： 最普通用词，指缺乏自然光线或人工照明，使某物漆黑无光或光线十分微弱。

dim： 指光线不足或视力较差，不能清晰地看见物体。

black： 侧重颜色是黑色的，有时也指无光的黑暗。

gloomy： 指光线不足或部分光线受阻而出现的阴暗。

obscure： 指因光线不充足而使物体灰暗不清，失去光泽或若隐若现。作借喻时指因复杂、深奥或含糊而难于理解。

vague： 通常作借喻用，形容抽象事物。

grey与dark意思相近，但侧重阴暗单调的意味。

vague, dim, indefinite, obscure, ambiguous, faint

这些形容词均含"不明确的，模糊的"之意。

vague： 多指因语言不确切，太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。

dim： 侧重指或因光线暗淡，或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。

indefinite： 指无明确定义或限定，重点或总体轮廓不明确。

obscure： 语气最强，指晦涩难懂。

ambiguous： 指文章或讲话中，意思可能有多种理解，令人捉摸不定。

faint： 指对某事物印象不深，或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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I could see a dim shape in the doorway.

我模模糊糊看见门口有个人影。

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His eyesight is getting dim.

他的视力越来越差。

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dim memories

模糊的记忆

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She had a dim recollection of the visit.

她依稀记得那次访问。

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(humorous)in the dim and distant past

在遥远模糊的过去

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He's very dim.

他很迟钝。

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Her future career prospects look dim.

她的前程看来很暗淡。

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[不可数名词]It took a while for his eyes to adjust to the dimness.

过了好一阵他的眼睛才适应了这昏暗的地方。

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She took a dim view of my suggestion.

她对我的建议持否定态度。

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The lights in the theatre dimmed as the curtain rose.

幕布升起，剧场内的灯光暗了下来。

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Her passion for dancing never dimmed over the years.

这些年来她对跳舞的热情一直不减。

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the dim outline of a house in the moonlight

月光下影影绰绰的房子的轮廓

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a dim room/street

昏暗的房间 / 街道

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the dim glow of the fire in the grate

壁炉里微弱的火光

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This light is too dim to read by.

这光线太暗，看不了书。

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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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The prospects for a peaceful solution are dim.

和平解决的希望非常渺茫。

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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。

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The houselights dimmed.

观众席的灯暗了下来。

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Dim your lights behind that car.

开到那辆车后面时将前灯调为近光。

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Their economic prospects have dimmed...

他们的经济前景变得很暗淡。

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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。

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Her eyes dimmed with sorrow...

悲痛之下，她泪眼蒙眬。

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The twinkle in his eyes was dimmed by tears.

他眼中闪烁的光芒被泪水模糊了。

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Their memory of what happened has dimmed...

他们对所发生事情的记忆变得模糊了。

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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。

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She stood waiting, in the dim light...

她站在昏暗的光线下等待。

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Below decks, the lights were dim.

船舱里灯光昏暗。

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The room was dim and cool and quiet.

房间里阴暗、清冷，静悄悄的。

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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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