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dimness

n.  微暗;不清楚;混沌

BNC.27469 / COCA.24017

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  • ADJ-GRADED (光线)昏暗的,暗淡的
    Dimlight is not bright.
    1. She stood waiting, in the dim light...
      她站在昏暗的光线下等待。
    2. Below decks, the lights were dim.
      船舱里灯光昏暗。
  • ADJ-GRADED (地方)昏暗的,阴暗的
    Adimplace is rather dark because there is not much light in it.
    1. The room was dim and cool and quiet.
      房间里阴暗、清冷,静悄悄的。
  • ADJ-GRADED (人影、物体)隐约的,蒙眬的,不分明的
    Adimfigure or object is not very easy to see, either because it is in shadow or darkness, or because it is far away.
    1. Pete's torch picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang.
      皮特的火把映出了鲍勃和张的模糊身影。
  • ADJ-GRADED (记忆、理解)模糊的,依稀的,不清晰的
    If you have adimmemory or understanding of something, it is difficult to remember or is unclear in your mind.
    1. It seems that the '60s era of social activism is all but a dim memory.
      20 世纪 60 年代的社会激进主义似乎只是一个模糊的记忆。
  • ADJ-GRADED (前景)灰暗的,渺茫的,不光明的
    If the future of something isdim, you have no reason to feel hopeful or positive about it.
    1. The prospects for a peaceful solution are dim.
      和平解决的希望非常渺茫。
  • (人)愚笨的,迟钝的
    If you describe someone asdim, you think that they are stupid.
    1. V-ERG (使)(灯光)变昏暗;(使)变暗淡
      If youdima light or if itdims, it becomes less bright.
      1. Dim the lighting – it is unpleasant to lie with a bright light shining in your eyes...
        把灯光调暗一些——躺着时眼前灯光太强很不舒服。
      2. The houselights dimmed.
        观众席的灯暗了下来。
    2. VERB 将(汽车前灯)调为近光;使减光
      If you are driving a car anddimthe headlights, you operate a switch that makes them shine downwards, so that they do not shine directly into the eyes of other drivers.
      1. Dim your lights behind that car.
        开到那辆车后面时将前灯调为近光。
    3. in BRIT, use 英国英语用 dip

    4. V-ERG (使)(前景、希望等)变渺茫;(使)(感情等)淡化
      If your future, hopes, or emotionsdimor if somethingdimsthem, they become less good or less strong.
      1. Their economic prospects have dimmed...
        他们的经济前景变得很暗淡。
      2. Forty eight years of marriage have not dimmed the passion between Bill and Helen.
        48 年的婚姻生活并没消磨掉比尔和海伦之间的激情。
    5. V-ERG (使)(视力)变差;(使)看不分明
      If your eyesdimorare dimmedby something, they become weaker or unable to see clearly.
      1. Her eyes dimmed with sorrow...
        悲痛之下,她泪眼蒙眬。
      2. The twinkle in his eyes was dimmed by tears.
        他眼中闪烁的光芒被泪水模糊了。
    6. V-ERG (使)(记忆)变模糊;(使)变得不清晰
      If your memoriesdimor if somethingdimsthem, they become less clear in your mind.
      1. Their memory of what happened has dimmed...
        他们对所发生事情的记忆变得模糊了。
      2. The intervening years had dimmed his memory.
        经过了其间那么多年他的记忆已经不大清楚了。
    7. totake a dim view→ see:view

    英英释义

    noun

    • the quality of being dim or lacking contrast
        Synonym:faintness
      1. the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity
          Synonym:subduedness
        1. the state of being poorly illuminated
            Synonym:duskiness

          双语例句

          • The sunshine breaks through the dimness and lights up everything.
            阳光冲破了阴影,照亮一切。
          • And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
            仰观上天,俯察下地,不料,尽是艰难,黑暗,和幽暗的痛苦。他们必被赶入乌黑的黑暗中去。
          • Beats of their wings fill the air with tremulous shadows, and sleepless thoughts in our minds leave their nests to take flight across the desert of dimness, in the passionate thirst for forms.
            它们的双翼扇动,空中布满了浮动的阴云;我们心中不肯平静的思想,离开栖身的巢,飞过幽冥的荒野,去追求形体。
          • The dimness of road yelow river which is paralleled to road Yangtz river.
            与长江路平行的黄河路的微茫。
          • The room was quiet in the dimness of early evening.
            幽暗的黄昏中,房间一片宁静。
          • A different one is, in the face of the life of common customs, Zhang Ai ling examines women's fragility and dimness closely calmly with the eyes that are overlooked, have reflected that one is denied and criticized.
            所不同的是,面对世俗人生,张爱玲是以俯视的眼光冷静地审视女性的脆弱与暗淡,体现了一种否定与批判;
          • Although there are many studies on cotton fiber elongation, the mechanism is still dimness.
            因此,棉纤维伸长机理的研究具有重要的意义。
          • Shadowy dimness crept over the countryside.
            模糊的朦胧笼罩着乡野。
          • It took a while for his eyes to adjust to the dimness.
            过了好一阵他的眼睛才适应了这昏暗的地方。
          • Image for low contrast is difficult to be distinguished, as image edge is dimness.
            对于低对比度的图像,由于边缘部分模糊,强度变化不大而难以分辩。