dim

B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #10068 ★★☆☆☆

a. 暗淡的, 模糊的 vt. 使暗淡 [计] 数据解释模块

发音

US /dɪm/

词形变化

dimmed dimmeth dimming dims 三单 dims dimming 现在分词 dimmed 过去式 dimmed 过去分词 dimmer 比较级 dimmest 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

笨蛋，傻子

动词

使暗淡，使失去光泽；使变模糊

动词

变模糊，变暗淡

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Dimness.

    古体 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To make something less bright.

    及物

    He dimmed the lights and put on soft music.

  2. 2.

    To become darker.

    不及物

    The lights dimmed briefly when the air conditioning was turned on.

  3. 3.

    To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.

  4. 4.

    To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.

  5. 5.

    To diminish, dull, or curtail.

    比喻

    All these setbacks had started to dim the hopes of the students.

    Nothing will dim their spirit of resilience.

    A glut might dim the outlook for grain futures.

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Not bright or colorful.

    昏

    昏暗

    暗淡

    The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.

  2. 2.

    Not smart or intelligent.

    迟钝

    非正式

    He may be a bit dim, but he's not entirely stupid.

  3. 3.

    Indistinct, hazy or unclear.

    模糊

    His vision grew dimmer as he aged.

  4. 4.

    Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.

  5. 1.

    Clipping of diminished.

    音乐

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

blind dip blur slur

上位词 3

change weaken darken

下位词 2

obliterate efface
形容词

同义词 10

black slow dumb dull faint vague dense bleak subdued shadowy

近义相关 4

stupid dark indistinct hopeless

相关短语

dim sum n. <汉>点心 dim bulb dim sim dim sims dim bulbs dim sum bond dim sum bonds dim and distant dim mak dim out 使…变暗;实行灯火管制 take a dim view of 对...抱悲观的看法, 对...抱消极的看法, 不赞成... takes a dim view of taking a dim view of took a dim view of taken a dim view of

词源

From Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (“dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grievous, sad, unhappy”), from Proto-West Germanic *dimm, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem- (“to whisk, smoke; obscure”). Compare Faroese dimmur (“dark”), Icelandic dimmur (“dark”) and dimma (“darkness”).

来源：wiktionary