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dimly

/dim/US // dɪm //UK // (dɪm) //

隐约可见,朦胧地,昏暗的,隐约可见的

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adj.形容词 adjective
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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.
v.有主动词 verb
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    dimmed, dim·ming.

    • : to make dim or dimmer.
    • : to switch from the high to the low beam.
v.无主动词 verb
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    dimmed, dim·ming.

    • : to become or grow dim or dimmer.
  1. 1
    • : 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.

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