音标：[dim] ；柯林斯词典等级：2 级；

a. 暗淡的, 模糊的
vt. 使暗淡
[计] 数据解释模块

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
v. become dim or lusterless
v. make dim or lusterless
s. lacking in light; not bright or harsh

词型变化：过去分词 : dimmed ; 过去式 : dimmed ; 现在分词 : dimming ; 第三人称单数 : dims ; 形容词比较级 : dimmer ; 形容词最高级 : dimmest
考试类型：[四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]

词性分布：

形容词68%

动词32%

dim的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词(adj.)

Most comets are so dim that they can not be seen by the naked eye.彗星很暗淡,肉眼看不见。
He spoke with firmness, but his face was very sad and his eyes at times were dim.他讲话时预期坚定，但面带愁容，时而眼神暗淡。
I made out two dim shapes in the gloom.我在朦胧中看出有两个模糊的影子。
She is rather dim about the importance of keeping records.她不明白作记录的重要性。

用作动词(v.)

Old age hasn't dimmed her memory.她虽然年事已高，但记忆并未模糊。
The light of a candle is dimmed by sunlight.烛光在日光下显得很黯淡。
Please dim out the stage for the final scene.请在最后一场即将开演时使舞台灯光转暗。
My obscure lines shall not so dim their worth.我无名的诗行不会使他们黯然失色。
Decades don't dim China's memory of Sino-Japan war.时光并不能模糊中国对抗日战争的记忆。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)

用作定语～+ n.

He sat in a dim corner.他坐在一个黑暗的角落里。
I have a dim recollection of it.我依稀记得这事。

用作表语S+be+～

Prospects for any early settlement of the dispute are dim.早日解决争端的前景并不乐观。
The outline of the mountain in the distance is dim.远处山脉的轮廓隐隐约约。
The old man's eyesight was dim.那位老人的视力很差。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

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

S+be+～+for sb+to- v

The light is too dim for me to read easily.光线太暗,我很难阅读。

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

The lights in the theatre began to dim.剧场的灯光开始暗下来。
The lights of his car dimmed when another car was coming from the opposite direction.当另一辆车从对面开来时,他减弱了他的车灯光线强度。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

He dimmed the wall lamp in the room.他把房间壁灯拨暗。

The candle light is dimmed by sunlight.烛光在阳光下变弱。
Her eyes were dimmed with tears.她泪眼模糊。

常用短语

用作形容词(adj.)

dim and distant

很久以前 long past

用作动词(v.)

dim out (v.+adv.)

The lights were dimmed out when the electricity supply was reduced.

电力供应被削减后,灯光就变暗了。

dim up (v.+adv.)

During the first scene, which begins early in the morning, we'll dim the lights up to give the effect of growing daylight.

在从凌晨开始的第一场,我们将慢慢增强灯光,以达到天变亮时的效果。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

dimrecollection依稀记得
dim room光线暗淡的房间
dim sound模糊不清的声音

～+介词

eyes dim with tears模糊的泪眼

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

dim abruptly突然地变暗
dim prematurely过早地失去光泽
dim scarcely光线减弱
dim down the lights使灯光暗下来
dim out a light使灯光转暗

～+介词

dim by clouds乌云使天色变暗
dim with steam因有水汽而模糊
dim with tears泪眼蒙眬

经典引文

Her room was dim, with a shaded candle by the bed.
出自：J. Rhys
Even in that dim light I could see she was shivering.
出自：W. Golding
Memories of which time has not dimmed the rapture.
出自：J. Buchan
This drab khaki which had dimmed the British army since the Boer War.
出自：R. Church

【近义词】

adj.

faint
unclear

【反义词】

adj.

bright

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