英语词汇“dim”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dimadjective

uk/dɪm/us/dɪm/dimmer, dimmest

dim adjective (NOT CLEAR)

C2 not giving or having much light:

The lamp gave out a dim light.

He sat in a dim corner of the waiting room.

We could see a dim (= not easily seen) shape in the fog.

literary If your eyes are dim, you cannot see very well.

a dim memory, recollection, etc.

C2 something that you remember slightly, but not very well:

I had a dim recollection of having met her before.

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Darkness & becoming dark

black
black sth out
blackness
blackout
dark
darken
deepen
dingy
draw
draw in
dull
gloomy
half-light
inky
moonless
pitch-dark
shady
silhouette
Stygian
the gloaming

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Eyesight, glasses & lenses

Memory and memories

dim adjective (NOT CLEVER)

informal not very clever:

He's a nice guy, but a little dim.

UK Don't be so dim!

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Stupid and silly

(as) thick as two short planks idiom
absurd
adolescent
against your better judgment idiom
asinine
be crazy about sb/sth idiom
dotty
dozy
drink, laugh, etc. yourself silly idiom
drivel
dumb
gibber
laughable
loony
loopy
lumpen
lumpish
slow
witless
wrongheaded

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dim adjective (NOT POSITIVE)

not likely to succeed:

The company's prospects for the future are rather dim.

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Not hopeful

be in a funk idiom
be on a hiding to nothing idiom
chance
defeatist
dejected
give up on sb/sth
gloomy
glum
grim
hiding
hope
lose
negative
negativity
not give much for sb's chances idiom
not have a hope in hell idiom
pessimism
pessimistic
prophet
win

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dimly

adverb uk/ˈdɪm.li/us/ˈdɪm.li/

The room was dimly lit.

I dimly remembered reading the book a few years before.

dimness

noun [ U ] uk/ˈdɪm.nəs/us/ˈdɪm.nəs/

Idiom(s)

dim and distant

the dim and distant past

take a dim view of sth

dimverb [ I or T ]

uk/dɪm/us/dɪm/-mm-

C2 to (make something) become less bright:

Someone dimmed the lights.

The lights dimmed and the curtains opened.

literary to (make a positive feeling or quality) become less strong:

Our hopes/expectations dimmed as the hours passed.

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Darkness & becoming dark

black
black sth out
blackness
blackout
dark
darken
deepen
dingy
draw
draw in
dull
gloomy
half-light
inky
moonless
pitch-dark
shady
silhouette
Stygian
the gloaming

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Becoming and making less strong

单词	dim
释义	Contents adjective (3) dim (NOT CLEAR) dim (NOT CLEVER) dim (NOT POSITIVE) verb (1) dim (1) more…(2) dimly dimness Contents adjective (1) dim (1) verb (1) dim (1) more…(1) dimly English American dimadjective uk/dɪm/us/dɪm/dimmer, dimmest dim adjective (NOT CLEAR) C2 not giving or having much light: The lamp gave out a dim light. He sat in a dim corner of the waiting room. We could see a dim (= not easily seen) shape in the fog. literary If your eyes are dim, you cannot see very well. a dim memory, recollection, etc. C2 something that you remember slightly, but not very well: I had a dim recollection of having met her before. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Darkness & becoming dark black *black sth* out blackness blackout dark darken deepen dingy draw draw in dull gloomy half-light inky moonless pitch-dark shady silhouette Stygian the gloaming See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Eyesight, glasses & lenses Memory and memories dim adjective (NOT CLEVER) informal not very clever: He's a nice guy, but a little dim. UK Don't be so dim! Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Stupid and silly (as) thick as two short planks idiom absurd adolescent against your better judgment idiom asinine** be crazy about sb/sth idiom dotty dozy *drink, laugh, etc. yourself* silly idiom drivel dumb gibber laughable loony loopy lumpen lumpish slow witless wrongheaded See more results » dim adjective (NOT POSITIVE) not likely to succeed: The company's prospects for the future are rather dim. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Not hopeful be in a funk idiom be on a hiding to nothing idiom chance defeatist dejected** give up on sb/sth gloomy glum grim hiding hope lose negative negativity *not give much for sb's* chances idiom not have a hope in hell idiom pessimism pessimistic prophet win See more results » dimly adverb uk/ˈdɪm.li/us/ˈdɪm.li/ The room was dimly lit. I dimly remembered reading the book a few years before. dimness noun [ U ] uk/ˈdɪm.nəs/us/ˈdɪm.nəs/ Idiom(s) dim and distant the dim and distant past take a dim view of sth dimverb [ I or T ] uk/dɪm/us/dɪm/-mm- C2 to (make something) become less bright: Someone dimmed the lights. The lights dimmed and the curtains opened. literary to (make a positive feeling or quality) become less strong: Our hopes/expectations dimmed as the hours passed. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Darkness & becoming dark black black sth out blackness blackout dark darken deepen dingy draw draw in dull gloomy half-light inky moonless pitch-dark shady silhouette Stygian the gloaming See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making less strong dimadjective [ -er/-est only ] us/dɪm/-mm- not bright; not giving or having much light: A dim bulb provides the only light in the hall. Something that is dim is also not clear in your mind or memory or not likely to happen: I had only a dim memory of a tall, slender man. dimly adverb us/ˈdɪm·li/ a dimly lit hallway dimverb [ I/T ] us/dɪm/-mm- to become or make something less bright:** [ I ] In the middle of the storm, the lights suddenly dimmed.
随便看	the life and soul of the party the light of your life the like of sb/sth the likes of sb/sth the likes of someone/something the limbic system the limbo the limelight the limit the linchpin of the line of least resistance the lion's den the lion's share the lion's share the lion's share of something the lions den the lions share the lions share of something the lion’s share of something the lithosphere the littoral zone the living the LME the Loch Ness Monster the long and the short of it

dimadjective

dim adjective (NOT CLEAR)

dim adjective (NOT CLEVER)

dim adjective (NOT POSITIVE)

Idiom(s)

dimverb [ I or T ]

dimadjective [ -er/-est only ]

dimverb [ I/T ]