dim

• v.
  • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

    同义词： dip

  • become or make darker

    同义词： darken

  • 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

    同义词： blind

  • become vague or indistinct

    同义词： blur slur

• adj.
  • lacking in light; not bright or harsh

    "a dim light beside the bed"

    同义词： subdued

  • lacking clarity or distinctness

    "a dim figure in the distance"

    同义词： faint shadowy vague wispy

  • made dim or less bright

    "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"

    同义词： dimmed

  • offering little or no hope

    "took a dim view of things"

    同义词： black bleak

  • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

    "never met anyone quite so dim"

    同义词： dense dull dumb obtuse slow

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