dimly
隐约可见,朦胧地,昏暗的,隐约可见的
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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.
- : not brilliant; dull in luster: a dim color.
- : not clear or distinct to the senses; faint: a dim sound.
- : not seeing clearly: eyes dim with tears.
- : tending to be unfavorable; not likely to happen, succeed, be favorable, etc.: a dim chance of winning.
- : not understanding clearly.
- : rather stupid; dim-witted.
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dimmed, dim·ming.
- : to make dim or dimmer.
- : to switch from the high to the low beam.
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dimmed, dim·ming.
- : to become or grow dim or dimmer.
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- : 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.
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Examples
It was too dim for me to tell if the baby actually ate the leaves.
The lights would dim, and you’d be transported into different worlds, cultures and experiences for a couple of hours.
The likelihood of a Blue Wave, or a Democrat-controlled House and Senate, has dimmed in recent days, though the Senate races are tight, and Democrats could still secure the necessary seats to control the chamber in January.
Still, the dimmed prospect of higher corporate taxes or heavy regulation that might have been expected under a “blue wave” scenario has led to particular exuberance among tech investors.
In the dancing candlelight of a dim Argentinian restaurant, at the age of 31, I made one of the best decisions of my life.
On the inside is the usual mix of off-white, flecked linoleum tiles and segmented ceiling panels, dull and dimly lit.
We sat in his dimly lit office—no bigger than a broom closet—where we commiserated over the current state of American medicine.
There are curtained cubicles for seeing the doctor, dimly lit halls, a smell of stopped-up toilets.
The setting was the Satyricon, a small, dimly lit nightclub in Portland, Oregon.
The place was quite deserted, lighted by a few lanterns hung high up, in which the gas burned dimly.
A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her,—the light which, showing the way, forbids it.
Liszt was seated at another grand facing me, and the room was dimly illuminated by one or two lamps.
The long green blinds kept out the glare of the sunshine; and at first he saw the room but dimly.
Woods and mountains lay dimly blue against the distant horizon.
The position of the moon had changed, of course, as the night had stolen on towards morning, and now it hung dimly before her.