英汉词典

dim 基本解释

adj.

暗淡的，昏暗的；不光明的；看不清的；（性质和特征上）不显著的

vt.& vi.

（使）变暗淡；（使）变模糊；（使）减弱；变淡漠

n.

笨蛋，傻子；

变形

过去式：dimmed过去分词：dimmed现在分词：dimming第三人称单数：dims

双语释义

adj.(形容词)暗淡的,昏暗的,不明亮的 not bright隐约的,模糊不清的 not easy to seev.(动词)vt. & vi. (使)变暗淡,(使)变模糊 make or become unclear or not bright

英英释义

dim[ 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：blurslur

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：faintshadowyvaguewispy

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：blackbleak

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

"never met anyone quite so dim"

同义词：densedulldumbobtuseslow

dim 相关例句

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• dimrecollection依稀记得
• dim room光线暗淡的房间
• dim sound模糊不清的声音

～+介词

• eyes dim with tears模糊的泪眼

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

• dim abruptly突然地变暗
• dim prematurely过早地失去光泽
• dim scarcely光线减弱
• dim down the lights使灯光暗下来
• dim out a light使灯光转暗

～+介词

• dim by clouds乌云使天色变暗
• dim with steam因有水汽而模糊
• dim with tears泪眼蒙眬

词组短语

dim sum（汉）点心

dim light微光；弱光；暗光灯

同近义词辨析

dim, unclear, vague, obscure, ambiguous

这组词都有“模糊”的意思，其区别是：

dima.光线暗淡的，看不清的；记忆力模糊的；不大可能的。

Don't work in dim light.不要在昏暗的光线下工作。

His changes of recovery from illness are dim.他康复的可能性十分渺茫。

uncleara.指句意、字迹不清楚，使人难以看懂；不肯定的。

Unclear writing is difficult to understand.模糊的字迹使人难以辨认。

It is unclear whether the economy will get better.经济是否好转仍不明朗。

vaguea.含混的，不清楚的，多用于比喻意义，用来表示因逻辑关系不清、言辞笼统而导致的意义不清楚，该词也可表示轮廓形状的不清楚和模糊。

He has some vague ideas about what to do, but nothing specific.他大概知道他要做什么，但没有具体的计划。

obscurea.用于表达因光线不足而使人看不清楚。该词的引申意义可以表示语法、文字、记忆等因复杂、深奥、模棱两可而使人看不懂和无法理解。

The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many obscure references.艾兹拉·庞德的诗有时候难以理解，因为诗歌中含有许多令人费解的典故。

ambiguousa.意义含糊的，有歧义的，指因字、词、句有歧义而使人感到模糊不清、难以理解和把握。

His ambiguous directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.他的模棱两可的指导使我们很迷惑以至于我们不知道该走哪条路了。

dim, dark, vague, grey, obscure, black, gloomy

这组词都有“完全地或不完全地缺少光亮”的意思，其区别是：

dim指光线不足或视力较差，不能清晰地看见物体。

dark最普通用词，指缺乏自然光线或人工照明，使某物漆黑无光或光线十分微弱。

vague通常作借喻用，形容抽象事物。

grey与dark意思相近，但侧重阴暗单调的意味。

obscure指因光线不充足而使物体灰暗不清，失去光泽或若隐若现。作借喻时指因复杂、深奥或含糊而难于理解。

black侧重颜色是黑色的，有时也指无光的黑暗。

gloomy指光线不足或部分光线受阻而出现的阴暗。

faint, dim, indefinite, vague, obscure, ambiguous

这组词都有“不明确的，模糊的”的意思，其区别是：

faint指对某事物印象不深，或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。

dim侧重指或因光线暗淡，或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。

indefinite指无明确定义或限定，重点或总体轮廓不明确。

vague多指因语言不确切，太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。

obscure语气最强，指晦涩难懂。

ambiguous指文章或讲话中，意思可能有多种理解，令人捉摸不定。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Most comets are so dim that they can not be seen by the naked eye.
   彗星很暗淡,肉眼看不见。
2. He spoke with firmness, but his face was very sad and his eyes at times were dim.
   他讲话时预期坚定，但面带愁容，时而眼神暗淡。
3. I made out two dim shapes in the gloom.
   我在朦胧中看出有两个模糊的影子。
4. She is rather dim about the importance of keeping records.
   她不明白作记录的重要性。

用作动词(v.)

1. Old age hasn't dimmed her memory.
   她虽然年事已高，但记忆并未模糊。
2. The light of a candle is dimmed by sunlight.
   烛光在日光下显得很黯淡。
3. Please dim out the stage for the final scene.
   请在最后一场即将开演时使舞台灯光转暗。
4. My obscure lines shall not so dim their worth.
   我无名的诗行不会使他们黯然失色。
5. Decades don't dim China's memory of Sino-Japan war.
   时光并不能模糊中国对抗日战争的记忆。

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