dim /dɪm/ CET4 TEM4 ( dimming, dimmed, dimmer, dims, dimmest )

• 1. 

  ADJ Dim light is not bright. 昏暗的

  例：

  She stood waiting in the dim light.

  她站在昏暗的灯光下等待着。

• 2. 

  dimly ADV 昏暗地

  例：

  Two lamps burned dimly.

  两盏油灯昏暗地燃烧着。

• 3. 

  ADJ A dim place is rather dark because there is not much light in it. 黑暗的

  例：

  The room was dim and cool and quiet.

  这房间昏暗、阴冷且安静。

• 4. 

  ADJ A dim figure or object is not very easy to see, either because it is in shadow or darkness, or because it is far away. 蒙胧的

  例：

  Pete's flashlight picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang.

  皮特的手电筒照射出鲍勃和常的蒙胧身影。

• 5. 

  dimly ADV 蒙胧地

  例：

  The shoreline could be dimly seen.

  海岸线隐约可见。

• 6. 

  ADJ If you have a dim memory or understanding of something, it is difficult to remember or is unclear in your mind. 模糊的

  例：

  It seems that the '60s era of social activism is all but a dim memory.

  60年代的社会激进主义时代似乎只剩下模糊的记忆。

• 7. 

  dimly ADV 模糊地

  例：

  Christina dimly recalled the procedure.

  克里斯蒂娜隐约地记起了那个步骤。

• 8. 

  ADJ If the future of something is dim, you have no reason to feel hopeful or positive about it. 悲观的

  例：

  The prospects for a peaceful solution are dim.

  找到和平解决方案的前景渺茫。

• 9. 

  ADJ If you describe someone as dim, you think that they are stupid. 愚蠢的 [非正式]

  例：

  Sometimes he thought George was a bit dim.

  有时他觉得乔治有点儿笨。

• 10. 

  V-T/V-I If you dim a light or if it dims, it becomes less bright. 使变暗; 变暗

  例：

  Dim the lighting – it is unpleasant to lie with a bright light shining in your eyes.

  把灯光调暗–在刺眼的灯光下躺着不舒服。

• 11. 

  V-T/V-I If your future, hopes, or emotions dim or if something dims them, they become less good or less strong. 使变暗淡; 变暗淡

  例：

  Their economic prospects have dimmed.

  他们的经济前景变得暗淡了。

• 12. 

  V-T/V-I If your memories dim or if something dims them, they become less clear in your mind. 使变模糊; 变模糊

  例：

  Their memory of what happened has dimmed.

  他们对所发生的事的记忆变得模糊了。