
好词典

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