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dimmed

/dim/US // dɪm //UK // (dɪm) //

变暗的,变暗,昏暗的,变暗了

Related Words

dingy杂乱无章,嘈杂,杂乱无章的,嘈杂的lackluster乏善可陈,乏味,乏味的,不怎么样murky阴暗,阴暗的,昏暗的,阴沉shadowy有阴影的,有阴暗面的,有阴暗面,有阴影faint微弱的,淡淡的,晕眩的,晕倒的cloudy阴天,多云,阴,多云天气dark黑,黑黑的,暗色,暗gloomy阴郁的,阴郁,阴沉,阴沉的fuzzy模糊的,模糊不清的,毛茸茸的,模糊不清dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清blurred模糊的,模糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊了depressing压抑的,压抑,令人沮丧的,令人沮丧的是somber阴暗,阴沉,阴暗的,阴森stupid愚蠢的,愚蠢,笨,笨笨tarnish玷污,抹黑,玷污了,弄脏eclipse日蚀,日食,月食,蚀fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的cloud云,云层,云雾,云端gray灰色,灰色的,灰,灰白

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    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
  1. 1

    dimmed, dim·ming.

    • : to make dim or dimmer.
    • : to switch from the high to the low beam.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdarken; obscure
Synonyms
blur模糊不清,模糊,模糊的,模糊的感觉cloud云,云层,云雾,云端dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的eclipse日蚀,日食,月食,蚀fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的tarnish玷污,抹黑,玷污了,弄脏becloud溴云,溴化物,溴烟,溴化bedim贝迪姆,贝蒂姆,贝迪姆公司,贝迪莫befog苾格blear明亮的,清澈见底,明亮的光线,混浊fog雾,雾化,雾气,雾霾haze雾霾,阴霾,雾度,雾气lower较低的,较低,低层,低级muddy泥泞的,泥泞,浑浊的,浑浊obfuscate混淆,混淆视听,混淆了,混淆不清pale苍白,苍白的,浅色,淡淡的turn down驳回,拒绝,掉头向下,掉头

Examples

  • Use the two-button interface—one on the side, one on the tail—to toggle through its six power levels, from very dim to blindingly bright, or activate the strobe mode for emergencies.

  • The inability for consumers to switch between networks dims the possibility that competitors could dislodge Facebook.

  • Though negotiations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are ongoing, prospects for a deal remain dim.

  • It sent mega-tsunamis racing across the ocean and dug a roughly 93-mile-wide crater, throwing much of that material into the atmosphere where it blocked and dimmed the sun for years.

  • Use the two-button interface—one on the side, one on the tail—to toggle through its five power levels, from very dim to blindingly bright, or activate the strobe mode for emergencies.

  • The dimmed lights and sizeable golden calf on the center of the conference table should tip you off.

  • He was like Norma Desmond up there, still craving the spotlight after the spotlight had long since been dimmed.

  • The lights dimmed and Erik Satie's "Trois Gymnopédies" briefly came over the loud speaker.

  • As the lights dimmed during the finale, he stood along two other favorites: Ahmed Jamal, an Egyptian, and Farah Youssef, a Syrian.

  • Palin arrived at CPAC with her once-blinding luster seriously dimmed.

  • Sickness had never blanched the warm glow on her cheeks, or dimmed the brightness of her large, lustrous eyes.

  • Both were too much overcome for words, but the doctor was the first to continue, as he took off his dimmed spectacles.

  • Through eyes already dimmed by the instant action of the deadly poison, he peered up at Ward.

  • The flux of pattern dimmed, then hesitated; blanked out and heroically began anew.

  • She never dimmed the luster of sanctifying grace which beautified her soul by actual sin.

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