中英互译
dim
英 /dɪm/美 /dɪm/
基本释义
- adj.暗淡的,昏暗的;模糊的,看不清的;<非正式>愚笨的,迟钝的;前景暗淡的,不乐观的
- v.(使)变暗;变淡漠,失去光泽;(使)变模糊
- 人名 (Dim)(俄)季姆,(柬)丁(人名)
复数dims
第三人称单数dims
现在分词dimming
过去式dimmed
过去分词dimmed
比较级dimmer
最高级dimmest
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词语例句
暗淡的,昏暗的adj.
She stood waiting in the dim light.
她站在昏暗的灯光下等待着。
Most people believe that reading in dim light causes poor eyesight, but that is untrue.
大多数人认为在昏暗的灯光下阅读会导致视力下降,但这并不正确。
模糊的,看不清的adj.
It seems that the '60s era of social activism is all but a dim memory.
60年代的社会激进主义时代似乎只剩下模糊的记忆。
<非正式>愚笨的,迟钝的adj.
四级Sometimes he thought George was a bit dim.
有时他觉得乔治有点儿笨。
If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults.
如果你告诉你的笨朋友他有爱因斯坦的潜质,你只是在强调他的缺点。
前景暗淡的,不乐观的adj.
The prospects for a peaceful solution are dim.
找到和平解决方案的前景渺茫。
- The room was dim and cool and quiet.这房间昏暗、阴冷且安静。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Her future career prospects look dim.她的前程看来很暗淡。来自《牛津词典》
- His eyesight is getting dim.他的视力越来越差。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
词语扩展
- dim/unclear/vague/obscure/ambiguous
- dim/dark/vague/grey/obscure/black/gloomy
- faint/dim/indefinite/vague/obscure/ambiguous
词义分布
昏暗
33.6%
暗淡
19.2%
暗
13.1%
模糊
12%
黯淡
7%
微弱的
5.4%
昏黄
3.6%
阴暗的
2.3%
幽暗
2.3%
悲观的
1.6%
英英释义
- v.switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- v.become or make darker
- v.become dim or lusterless
- v.make dim or lusterless
- v.make dim by comparison or conceal
- v.become vague or indistinct
- adj.not bright
昏暗的;暗淡的- She waited in the dim light.她在昏暗的光线下等待。
- v.to become less bright
变昏暗;变暗淡- The theatre lights dimmed and the orchestra started to play.剧场的灯暗下来,管弦乐队开始演奏。
- Could someone dim the lights, please?谁能把灯光调暗一点?
词源
- dim昏暗的来自PIE*dhem, 烟,雾,模糊,词源同dumb. dull.
- dimFrom Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (“dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grievous, sad, unhappy”), from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem- (“to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure”). Compare Faroese dimmur, Icelandic dimmur (“dark”) and dimma (“darkness”).