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1. dusky,gloomy暗淡的,阴暗的。
△Rom.3.5.203(201): “dim monument”,阴暗的墓穴。
2. getting dark,darkening黑下来了,变暗了。
△2H.IV.4.5. 99 (100):“my day is dim.”我的白昼已经暗淡了。
dim
vt. darken,eclipse 使变得阴暗,掩蔽…的光。
△R.III.4.4.15:“right for right / Hath dimmed your infant morn to aged night.” i.e.measure for measure hasdarkened your children's bright young lives andbrought them to the night of death that should belongto the old age. 因果报应已经掩蔽住她的孩子们的青春光辉,使它堕入了老迈者的永久黑暗。
dim[dim]
adj. 暗淡的,模糊的,迟钝的v.使暗淡,(使)模糊,使失去光泽
◇dim and distant很久以前
dim out遮暗
‖ dim design图案不清晰
dim lamp磨砂灯泡
dim light暗淡灯光
dim pattern图案模糊
dim scene暗景
dimmed light微弱光
dimly adv. dimly-lighted dance黑灯舞
dimmish adj. 暗淡的,模糊的
dimness n.dimmer n.遮光器,调光器
dimmer control equipment剧场调光设备
dimout n.半灯火管制
dimly adv. dimmish adj. 暗淡的,模糊的
dimness n. dimwitted adj. 愚笨的