| 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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