dim

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

• 英式音標(biāo) [d?m]
• 美式音標(biāo) [d?m]
• 國際音標(biāo) [dim]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• adj. 暗淡的，昏暗的；模糊的，看不清的；悲觀的，懷疑的
• vt. 使暗淡，使失去光澤；使變模糊
• vi. 變模糊，變暗淡
• n. 笨蛋，傻子
• n. (Dim)人名；(俄)季姆；(柬)丁

詞源解說

• 直接源自古英語的dimm，意為暗。

詞根記憶

• 沒有目標(biāo)(aim)的生活很昏暗(dim)
• 生活沒有目標(biāo)(aim)，就會暗淡(dim)無光

同根派生

• adj性質(zhì)的同根詞

  dimmed：無效的；暗灰色的。

• adv性質(zhì)的同根詞

  dimly：朦朧地；微暗。

• n性質(zhì)的同根詞

  dimmer：[車輛]調(diào)光器；光暗掣；衰減器。

  dimness：微暗；不清楚；混沌。

• v性質(zhì)的同根詞

  dimmed：使暗淡；變模糊（dim的過去式）。

• vi性質(zhì)的同根詞

  diminish：減少，縮??；變小。

• vt性質(zhì)的同根詞

  diminish：使減少；使變小。

• dim相關(guān)詞

用法辨析

v. (動詞)

• dim的基本意思是通過減少照明等使事物的亮度和清晰度減弱,難以看清。
• dim可用作不及物動詞,意為“(燈光等)變暗淡”; 也可用作及物動詞,意為“使(燈光等)變暗淡”或“使(眼睛)變模糊”。
• dim接out可表示“變?nèi)酢?而dim up則指“逐漸增強”。

• dim使用方法
• dim詳細辨析

英漢例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語: ～+ n.

• He sat in a dim corner.
  他坐在一個黑暗的角落里。

用作表語: S+be+～

• Prospects for any early settlement of the dispute are dim.
  早日解決爭端的前景并不樂觀。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• Some people are rather dim about the purposes of their lives.
  有些人稀里糊涂,不知他們生活的目的是什么。

S+be+～+for sb+to- v

• The light is too dim for me to read easily.
  光線太暗,我很難閱讀。

用作動詞 (v.)

用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

• The lights in the theatre began to dim.
  劇場的燈光開始暗下來。

用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.

• He dimmed the wall lamp in the room.
  他把房間壁燈撥暗。

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詞組短語

用作形容詞 (adj.)

～+名詞

• dimrecollection 依稀記得
• dim room 光線暗淡的房間
• dim sound 模糊不清的聲音

～+介詞

• eyes dim with tears 模糊的淚眼

用作動詞 (v.)

～+副詞

• dim abruptly 突然地變暗
• dim prematurely 過早地失去光澤
• dim scarcely 光線減弱

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• (NOT CLEAR) not giving or having much light
• (NOT CLEVER) not very clever
• (NOT POSITIVE) not likely to succeed
• to (make something) become less bright

柯林斯英英字典

• Dim light is not bright.
• dimly
• A dim place is rather dark because there is not much light in it.
• A dim figure or object is not very easy to see, either because it is in shadow or darkness, or because it is far away.
• dimly
• If you have a dim memory or understanding of something, it is difficult to remember or is unclear in your mind.
• dimly
• If the future of something is dim, you have no reason to feel hopeful or positive about it.
• If you describe someone as dim, you think that they are stupid.
• If you dim a light or if it dims, it becomes less bright.
• If your future, hopes, or emotions dim or if something dims them, they become less good or less strong.
• If your memories dim or if something dims them, they become less clear in your mind.

• dim劍橋字典
• dim柯林斯字典

專業(yè)釋義

文學(xué)

• 模糊

  In the whole study of the novels history, Han Dynasty, Wei kingdom and Six-Dynasty novels was not always the emphasis because of its dim literary form, complex concept, and mixed record in document.
  在整個小說史研究中，漢魏六朝小說因其文體的模糊性、概念的復(fù)雜性、文獻記載的駁雜性始終沒有成為研究的重點。

  物理學(xué)

• 暗

電子、通信與自動控制技術(shù)

• 直接強度調(diào)制 (direct intensity modulation)
• 直接強度調(diào)變 (direct intensity modulation)