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Dim Adj Graded 例:The Dimmed Light V Erg Eyes Bright

单词 dimly
音标
英[ˈdɪmli] 美[ˈdɪmlɪ]
解释
adv.昏暗地,朦胧地,模糊地;依稀;影影绰绰;隐隐约约;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
(光线)昏暗的,暗淡的
Dim light is not bright.
例:She stood waiting, in the dim light...她站在昏暗的光线下等待。
例:Below decks, the lights were dim.船舱里灯光昏暗。

ADJ-GRADED
(地方)昏暗的,阴暗的
A dim place is rather dark because there is not much light in it.
例:The room was dim and cool and quiet.房间里阴暗、清冷,静悄悄的。

ADJ-GRADED
(人影、物体)隐约的,蒙眬的,不分明的
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.
例:Pete's torch picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang.皮特的火把映出了鲍勃和张的模糊身影。

ADJ-GRADED
(记忆、理解)模糊的,依稀的,不清晰的
If you have a dim memory or understanding of something, it is difficult to remember or is unclear in your mind.
例:It seems that the '60s era of social activism is all but a dim memory.20 世纪 60 年代的社会激进主义似乎只是一个模糊的记忆。

ADJ-GRADED
(前景)灰暗的,渺茫的,不光明的
If the future of something is dim, you have no reason to feel hopeful or positive about it.
例:The prospects for a peaceful solution are dim.和平解决的希望非常渺茫。

ADJ-GRADED
(人)愚笨的,迟钝的
If you describe someone as dim, you think that they are stupid.

V-ERG
(使)(灯光)变昏暗;(使)变暗淡
If you dim a light or if it dims, it becomes less bright.
例:Dim the lighting – it is unpleasant to lie with a bright light shining in your eyes...把灯光调暗一些——躺着时眼前灯光太强很不舒服。
例:The houselights dimmed.观众席的灯暗了下来。

VERB
将(汽车前灯)调为近光;使减光
If you are driving a car and dim the headlights, you operate a switch that makes them shine downwards, so that they do not shine directly into the eyes of other drivers.
例:Dim your lights behind that car.开到那辆车后面时将前灯调为近光。

V-ERG
(使)(前景、希望等)变渺茫;(使)(感情等)淡化
If your future, hopes, or emotions dim or if something dims them, they become less good or less strong.
例:Their economic prospects have dimmed...他们的经济前景变得很暗淡。
例:Forty eight years of marriage have not dimmed the passion between Bill and Helen.48 年的婚姻生活并没消磨掉比尔和海伦之间的激情。

V-ERG
(使)(视力)变差;(使)看不分明
If your eyes dim or are dimmed by something, they become weaker or unable to see clearly.
例:Her eyes dimmed with sorrow...悲痛之下,她泪眼蒙眬。
例:The twinkle in his eyes was dimmed by tears.他眼中闪烁的光芒被泪水模糊了。

V-ERG
(使)(记忆)变模糊;(使)变得不清晰
If your memories dim or if something dims them, they become less clear in your mind.
例:Their memory of what happened has dimmed...他们对所发生事情的记忆变得模糊了。
例:The intervening years had dimmed his memory.经过了其间那么多年他的记忆已经不大清楚了。
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