| 单词 | dim |
| 释义 | dim (once / 135 pages) 1adjv 2adjv 3adj 4adj Dim has several meanings related to a lack of light, hope, or knowledge. A room that is not well lit is dim, a slow thinker is dim, and when life looks hopeless, your prospects are dim. To dim a light is to dull it, like by putting a shade over it. A vague idea without a lot of specifics is also dim, since it's hard to see or understand the idea. Someone who's not very bright is dim or a dimwit. When things are hopeless, they're dim too. For example, if a football team is losing by fifty points, their chances of winning are dim. WORD FAMILYdim: dimly, dimmed, dimmest, dimming, dimness, dims+/dimmed: undimmed/dimness: dimnesses USAGE EXAMPLESIs there anything better than the Met’s Viennese chandeliers gliding to the ceiling as the lights dim? New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The fast-paced techno music played in a second-floor room, up a dim stairwell and down a long corridor. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) My father indicated towards me and said, “No, he’s the dim one.” The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1adj lacking in light; not bright or harsh a dim light beside the bed Syn subdued dark devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black 2adj made dim or less bright the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation dimmed headlights we like dimmed lights when we have dinner Syn|Ant dimmed low-beam used of headlights bright, undimmed not made dim or less bright 3v make dim or lusterless Time had dimmed the silver Hyper darken make dark or darker 4v become dim or lusterless the lights dimmed and the curtain rose Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 5v switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam 2Syn|Hyper dip change intensity increase or decrease in intensity 1adj lacking clarity or distinctness a dim figure in the distance Syn faint, shadowy, vague, wispy indistinct not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand 2v become vague or indistinct Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper blur, slur focalise, focalize, focus become focussed or come into focus efface, obliterate remove completely from recognition or memory weaken become weaker 3v make dim by comparison or conceal 3Syn|Hyper blind darken make dark or darker adj offering little or no hope 4took a dim view of things Syn black, bleak hopeless without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success adj slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity never met anyone quite so dim Syn dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow stupid lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity |
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