| 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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