| 释义 |
Adjective: dim (dimmer,dimmest) dim- Lacking in light; not bright or harsh
"a dim light beside the bed"
- subdued - Lacking clarity or distinctness
"a dim figure in the distance"
- faint, shadowy, vague, wispy - Made dim or less bright
- dimmed - Offering little or no hope
"took a dim view of things"
- black, bleak - Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
"never met anyone quite so dim"
- dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
Verb: dim (dimmed,dimming) dim- Switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- dip - Become dim or lusterless
"the lights dimmed and the curtain rose" - Make dim or lusterless
"Time had dimmed the silver" - Make dim by comparison or conceal
- blind - Become vague or indistinct
- blur, slur
Derived forms: dimming, dimmest, dims, dimmer, dimmed See also: dark, dimly, dimness, hopeless, indistinct, low-beam, stupid Type of: change, change intensity, darken, weaken Encyclopedia: Dim |