dim 的 4 个定义
dim·mer, dim·mest.
- not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
- not seen clearly or in detail; indistinct: a dim object in the distance.
- not clear to the mind; vague: a dim idea.
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dimmed, dim·ming.
- to make dim or dimmer.
- to switch from the high to the low beam.
dimmed, dim·ming.
- to become or grow dim or dimmer.
- dim out, to reduce the night illumination of to make it less visible from the air or sea, as a protection from enemy aircraft or ships.
dim 近义词
darkish
unfavorable with regard to opinion
not very intelligent
darken; obscure
更多dim例句
- Soon we had the entire garden to ourselves — we encountered fewer than a dozen people the entire weekend — and as the light dimmed behind an overcast sky, the three of us perched on a ledge near the trail’s end.
- It’s during this dim period, when the stars still mingle with the moon in the sky but the sun announces that it’s on its way, that I’ve maintained a tenuous hold on the outside world through surfing.
- This is Delaware, home of presidents and seekers of information about Cantonese dim sum to be served during the Super Bowl.
- On a per-36-minutes and per-100-possessions basis, Randle is diming up his teammates more than he ever previously had.
- When researchers look for far-off planets, they do so by watching stars and noting when planets pass in front of them, measuring the resulting dim in brightness.
- Justin gazed out from the dim interior as more than 300 police motorcycles from dozens of jurisdictions rumbled past.
- The essential fault lies not with the stars around him, however dim, but with himself.
- Below, the thick marshland and dim lights created a scene that Breman describes as “Joseph Conrad territory.”
- In a dim backroom of a mud hut in Save, 82-year-old Teresa Nyirabutunda sits propped upright in bed by her daughter, Francine.
- My concerns about the study do not dim my admiration for the fund itself or the work that it does.
- She opened the letter by the flickering firelight, which was stronger on the hearthrug than the light of the dim November day.
- Dr. Ashton walked out of the chapel, and Val stood for a few moments where he was, looking up and down in the dim light.
- Any moment, if he looked up, he would meet eyes—eyes that gazed with dim yet definite recognition into his own across the night.
- The contrast between the open street and the enclosed stuffiness of the dim and crowded interior was overwhelming.
- By the dim light of the campfire they saw what they supposed were the sleeping forms of their enemies.