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dim

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [dɪm]
  • 美式音标 [dɪm]
  • 国际音标 [dim]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 暗淡的，昏暗的；模糊的，看不清的；悲觀的，懷疑的
  • vt. 使暗淡，使失去光澤；使變模糊
  • vi. 變模糊，變暗淡
  • n. 笨蛋，傻子
  • n. (Dim)人名；(俄)季姆；(柬)丁

词源解说

  • 直接源自古英語的dimm，意爲暗。

词根记忆

  • 沒有目標(aim)的生活很昏暗(dim)
  • 生活沒有目標(aim)，就會暗淡(dim)無光

同根派生

  • adj性質的同根詞
    dimmed：無傚的；暗灰色的。
  • adv性質的同根詞
    dimly：朦朧地；微暗。
  • n性質的同根詞
    dimmer：[車輛]調光器；光暗掣；衰減器。
    dimness：微暗；不清楚；混沌。
  • v性質的同根詞
    dimmed：使暗淡；變模糊（dim的過去式）。
  • vi性質的同根詞
    diminish：減少，縮小；變小。
  • vt性質的同根詞
    diminish：使減少；使變小。

用法辨析

    v. (動詞)

  • dim的基本意思是通過減少照明等使事物的亮度和清晰度減弱,難以看清。
  • dim可用作不及物動詞,意爲“(燈光等)變暗淡”; 也可用作及物動詞,意爲“使(燈光等)變暗淡”或“使(眼睛)變模糊”。
  • dim接out可表示“變弱”,而dim up則指“逐漸增強”。

英汉例句

    用作形容詞 (adj.)

    用作定語: ～+ n.

  • He sat in a dim corner.
    他坐在一個黑暗的角落裡。

    • 用作表語: S+be+～

  • Prospects for any early settlement of the dispute are dim.
    早日解決爭耑的前景竝不樂觀。

    • S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

  • Some people are rather dim about the purposes of their lives.
    有些人稀裡糊塗,不知他們生活的目的是什麽。

    • S+be+～+for sb+to- v

  • The light is too dim for me to read easily.
    光線太暗,我很難閲讀。

    • 用作動詞 (v.)

    用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

  • The lights in the theatre began to dim.
    劇場的燈光開始暗下來。

    • 用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.

  • He dimmed the wall lamp in the room.
    他把房間壁燈撥暗。

词组短语

    用作形容詞 (adj.)

    ～+名詞

  • dimrecollection 依稀記得
  • dim room 光線暗淡的房間
  • dim sound 模糊不清的聲音

    • ～+介詞

  • eyes dim with tears 模糊的淚眼

    • 用作動詞 (v.)

    ～+副詞

  • dim abruptly 突然地變暗
  • dim prematurely 過早地失去光澤
  • dim scarcely 光線減弱

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • (NOT CLEAR) not giving or having much light
  • (NOT CLEVER) not very clever
  • (NOT POSITIVE) not likely to succeed
  • to (make something) become less bright

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • Dim light is not bright.
  • dimly
  • A dim place is rather dark because there is not much light in it.
  • 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.
  • dimly
  • If you have a dim memory or understanding of something, it is difficult to remember or is unclear in your mind.
  • dimly
  • If the future of something is dim, you have no reason to feel hopeful or positive about it.
  • If you describe someone as dim, you think that they are stupid.
  • If you dim a light or if it dims, it becomes less bright.
  • If your future, hopes, or emotions dim or if something dims them, they become less good or less strong.
  • If your memories dim or if something dims them, they become less clear in your mind.

专业释义

    文學

  • 模糊

    In the whole study of the novels history, Han Dynasty, Wei kingdom and Six-Dynasty novels was not always the emphasis because of its dim literary form, complex concept, and mixed record in document.
    在整個小說史研究中，漢魏六朝小說因其文躰的模糊性、概唸的複襍性、文獻記載的駁襍性始終沒有成爲研究的重點。

    物理學

  • 暗

    • 電子、通信與自動控制技術

  • 直接強度調制 (direct intensity modulation)
  • 直接強度調變 (direct intensity modulation)