dim

1. ADJ Dim light is not bright. 昏暗的

She stood waiting in the dim light. 她站在昏暗的燈光下等待著。

2. dimlyADV 昏暗地

Two lamps burned dimly. 兩盞油燈昏暗地燃燒著。

3. ADJ A dim place is rather dark because there is not much light in it. 黑暗的

The room was dim and cool and quiet. 這房間昏暗、隂冷且安靜。

4. ADJ 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. 矇朧的

Pete's flashlight picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang. 皮特的手電筒照射出鮑勃和常的矇朧身影。

5. dimlyADV 矇朧地

The shoreline could be dimly seen. 海岸線隱約可見。

6. ADJ If you have a dim memory or understanding of something, it is difficult to remember or is unclear in your mind. 模糊的

It seems that the '60s era of social activism is all but a dim memory. 60年代的社會激進主義時代似乎衹賸下模糊的記憶。

7. dimlyADV 模糊地

Christina dimly recalled the procedure. 尅裡斯蒂娜隱約地記起了那個步驟。

8. ADJ If the future of something is dim, you have no reason to feel hopeful or positive about it. 悲觀的

The prospects for a peaceful solution are dim. 找到和平解決方案的前景渺茫。

9. ADJ If you describe someone as dim, you think that they are stupid. 愚蠢的[非正式]

Sometimes he thought George was a bit dim. 有時他覺得喬治有點兒笨。

10. V-T/V-I If you dim a light or if it dims, it becomes less bright. 使變暗; 變暗

Dim the lighting – it is unpleasant to lie with a bright light shining in your eyes. 把燈光調暗–在刺眼的燈光下躺著不舒服。

11. V-T/V-I If your future, hopes, or emotions dim or if something dims them, they become less good or less strong. 使變暗淡; 變暗淡

Their economic prospects have dimmed. 他們的經濟前景變得暗淡了。

12. V-T/V-I If your memories dim or if something dims them, they become less clear in your mind. 使變模糊; 變模糊

Their memory of what happened has dimmed. 他們對所發生的事的記憶變得模糊了。