dim
音标发音
- 英式音标 [dɪm]
- 美式音标 [dɪm]
- 国际音标 [dim]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 暗淡的,昏暗的;模糊的,看不清的;悲观的,怀疑的
- vt. 使暗淡,使失去光泽;使变模糊
- vi. 变模糊,变暗淡
- n. 笨蛋,傻子
- n. (Dim)人名;(俄)季姆;(柬)丁
词源解说
- 直接源自古英语的dimm,意为暗。
词根记忆
- 没有目标(aim)的生活很昏暗(dim)
- 生活没有目标(aim),就会暗淡(dim)无光
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- dimmed:无效的;暗灰色的。
- adv性质的同根词
- dimly:朦胧地;微暗。
- n性质的同根词
- dimmer:[车辆]调光器;光暗掣;衰减器。
- dimness:微暗;不清楚;混沌。
- v性质的同根词
- dimmed:使暗淡;变模糊(dim的过去式)。
- vi性质的同根词
- diminish:减少,缩小;变小。
- vt性质的同根词
- diminish:使减少;使变小。
用法辨析
- dim的基本意思是通过减少照明等使事物的亮度和清晰度减弱,难以看清。
- dim可用作不及物动词,意为“(灯光等)变暗淡”; 也可用作及物动词,意为“使(灯光等)变暗淡”或“使(眼睛)变模糊”。
- dim接out可表示“变弱”,而dim up则指“逐渐增强”。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- He sat in a dim corner.
他坐在一个黑暗的角落里。 - Prospects for any early settlement of the dispute are dim.
早日解决争端的前景并不乐观。 - Some people are rather dim about the purposes of their lives.
有些人稀里糊涂,不知他们生活的目的是什么。 - The light is too dim for me to read easily.
光线太暗,我很难阅读。 - The lights in the theatre began to dim.
剧场的灯光开始暗下来。 - He dimmed the wall lamp in the room.
他把房间壁灯拨暗。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
用作表语: S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
S+be+~+for sb+to- v
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
词组短语
- dimrecollection 依稀记得
- dim room 光线暗淡的房间
- dim sound 模糊不清的声音
- eyes dim with tears 模糊的泪眼
- dim abruptly 突然地变暗
- dim prematurely 过早地失去光泽
- dim scarcely 光线减弱
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
~+介词
用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
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
- 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.
剑桥英英字典
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专业释义
- 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.
在整个小说史研究中,汉魏六朝小说因其文体的模糊性、概念的复杂性、文献记载的驳杂性始终没有成为研究的重点。物理学
- 暗
- 直接强度调制 (direct intensity modulation)
- 直接强度调变 (direct intensity modulation)