1 not bright or easy to see; not clear 暗的;看不清楚的;朦胧的:
The light was too dim to read by.光线太暗,没法阅读。a dim shape in the distance远处一个朦胧的影子My memories of my grandmother are quite dim.我对祖母的记忆相当模糊。
2 (informal 非正式) not very clever; stupid 不聪明的;愚钝的:
He's a bit dim.他有点愚钝。
3 (informal 非正式) (used about a situation) not hopeful (指情况)无望的:
The prospects of the two sides reaching an agreement look dim.双方达成协议的前景看来十分暗淡。 ➔dimlyadv
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/dɪm ||; dɪm/verb
[I,T] (dimming;dimmed) to become or make sth less bright or clear (使)变暗;(使)朦胧 ·
The lights dimmed.灯光暗了。to dim the lights使灯光变暗
dim1/dIm; dIm/adj 1 not bright, clear, or easy to see 暗淡的﹔昏暗的: the dim light of a winter evening 冬夜的昏暗光线2 a dim memory is not very clear in your mind〔记忆〕模糊的: I had only a dim memory of my grandparents. 我对祖父母只有非常模糊的记忆。3 take a dim view of sth to strongly disapprove of something 不赞同某事4 informal stupid【非正式】愚蠢的: She can be a bit dim. 她有时有点愚蠢。 —dimly adv
dim2v [I,T] dimmed , dimming if a light dims, or if you dim it, it becomes less bright(使)变暗淡﹔(使)变模糊
dimdimdimsdimmeddimmingdimmerdimmestadjective (dimmer, dimmest)not bright or clear: The light was so dim that we couldn't see anything.▶ dimlyadverb: The room was dimly lit and full of smoke.