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Dimly Lit Room Describe 英 Dɪmli] 美 Dɪmli Adv.微暗地;朦胧地;模糊地;隐隐约约地

英语单词 dimly
英美音标 英 ['dɪmli] 美 ['dɪmli]
中文释义 adv.微暗地;朦胧地;模糊地;隐隐约约地
英语例句 (1) He dimly realizes it is dangerous if he acts imprudently without full preparation.
(2) The hallway was large, dimly lit, and sumptuously decorated, with a magnificent carpet covering most of the stone floor.
中文例句 (1) 他朦胧地感觉到,没有充分准备就贸然行动,风险很大。
(2) 走廊很大,朦胧地亮着,一张华丽的地毯覆盖着大多数石头地板,十分奢华的装潢。
vocabulary简明 The adverb dimly is good for describing the way a room is lit when there's only a small amount of light. A dimly lit dining room might have just one flickering candle, for example.
vocabulary扩展 Adverbs describe the way something is done, and in the case of dimly, it's almost always used to describe the way something is lit — just barely. A dimly illuminated library wouldn't be a great idea, because it would be so difficult to read, but a dimly lit movie theater makes perfect sense. Dimly comes from the adjective dim, whose root is the Old English dimm, "dark or obscure," from Germanic origins.

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