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dim

UK /dɪm/US /dɪm/

词源

源自古英语'dimm',意为'黑暗的',与古高地德语'timber'(黑暗)同源。

adjective

❶ 形容光线不足或昏暗的状态,指物体因光线弱而看不清楚,也可比喻事物不清晰或不明朗。

“The room was too dim to read a book.”

(房间太暗了,没法看书。)

“She turned the lights dim for a romantic atmosphere.”

(她把灯光调暗以营造浪漫氛围。)

同义词:faint, gloomy, hazy, obscure, unclear

verb

❶ 指使光线变弱或使某物变得不那么明亮,也可用于比喻使某事物变得不那么明显或重要。

“He dimmed the headlights when another car approached.”

(当另一辆车靠近时,他调暗了前灯。)

“Time has dimmed the vivid colors of the painting.”

(时间使这幅画鲜艳的色彩变得暗淡。)

同义词:darken, fade, weaken, dull, subdue

常见短语

dim sum — 指中式点心,字面意思是'点点心意',通常指在早茶时食用的小份精致食物。

“We went to a restaurant to enjoy dim sum on Sunday morning.”

(我们周日早上去餐厅享用了点心。)

take a dim view of — 表示对某事持否定或不赞成的态度,认为其不好或不恰当。

“The teacher takes a dim view of students using phones in class.”

(老师不赞成学生在课堂上使用手机。)