dim 音标拼音: [d'ɪm]
a . 不明亮的,暗淡的;朦胧的,模糊不清的
不明亮的,暗淡的;朦胧的,模糊不清的
dim adj 1 :
lacking in light ;
not bright or harsh ; "
a dim light beside the bed "; "
subdued lights and soft music " [
synonym :
{
dim }, {
subdued }]
2 :
lacking clarity or distinctness ; "
a dim figure in the distance "; "
only a faint recollection "; "
shadowy figures in the gloom "; "
saw a vague outline of a building through the fog "; "
a few wispy memories of childhood " [
synonym : {
dim },
{
faint }, {
shadowy }, {
vague }, {
wispy }]
3 :
made dim or less bright ; "
the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation "; "
dimmed headlights "; "
we like dimmed lights when we have dinner " [
synonym : {
dimmed }, {
dim }] [
ant :
{
bright }, {
undimmed }]
4 :
offering little or no hope ; "
the future looked black ";
"
prospects were bleak "; "
Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult "-
J .
M .
Synge ; "
took a dim view of things " [
synonym : {
black }, {
bleak }, {
dim }]
5 :
slow to learn or understand ;
lacking intellectual acuity ; "
so dense he never understands anything I say to him "; "
never met anyone quite so dim "; "
although dull at classical learning ,
at mathematics he was uncommonly quick "-
Thackeray ; "
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions "; "
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse "; "
worked with the slow students " [
synonym : {
dense }, {
dim }, {
dull }, {
dumb },
{
obtuse }, {
slow }]
v 1 :
switch (
a car '
s headlights )
from a higher to a lower beam [
synonym : {
dim }, {
dip }]
2 :
become dim or lusterless ; "
the lights dimmed and the curtain rose "
3 :
make dim or lusterless ; "
Time had dimmed the silver "
4 :
make dim by comparison or conceal [
synonym : {
blind }, {
dim }]
5 :
become vague or indistinct ; "
The distinction between the two theories blurred " [
synonym : {
blur }, {
dim }, {
slur }] [
ant :
{
focalise }, {
focalize }, {
focus }]
Dim \
Dim \,
a . [
Compar . {
Dimmer };
superl . {
Dimmest }.] [
AS .
dim ;
akin to OFries .
dim ,
Icel .
dimmr :
cf .
MHG .
timmer ,
timber ;
of uncertain origin .]
1 .
Not bright or distinct ;
wanting luminousness or clearness ;
obscure in luster or sound ;
dusky ;
darkish ;
obscure ;
indistinct ;
overcast ;
tarnished .
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The dim magnificence of poetry . --
Whewell .
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How is the gold become dim ! --
Lam .
iv .
1 .
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I never saw The heavens so dim by day . --
Shak .
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Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on ,
Through words and things ,
a dim and perilous way .
--
Wordsworth .
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2 .
Of obscure vision ;
not seeing clearly ;
hence ,
dull of apprehension ;
of weak perception ;
obtuse .
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Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow . --
Job xvii .
7 .
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The understanding is dim . --
Rogers .
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Note :
Obvious compounds :
dim -
eyed ;
dim -
sighted ,
etc .
Syn :
Obscure ;
dusky ;
dark ;
mysterious ;
imperfect ;
dull ;
sullied ;
tarnished .
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Dim \
Dim \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Dimmed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Dimming }.]
1 .
To render dim ,
obscure ,
or dark ;
to make less bright or distinct ;
to take away the luster of ;
to darken ;
to dull ;
to obscure ;
to eclipse .
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A king among his courtiers ,
who dims all his attendants . --
Dryden .
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Now set the sun ,
and twilight dimmed the ways .
--
Cowper .
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2 .
To deprive of distinct vision ;
to hinder from seeing clearly ,
either by dazzling or clouding the eyes ;
to darken the senses or understanding of .
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Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears .
--
C .
Pitt .
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Dim \
Dim \,
v .
i .
To grow dim . --
J .
C .
Shairp .
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252 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dim ":
achromatic ,
achromatize ,
achromic ,
amorphous ,
anemic ,
ashen ,
ashy ,
banausic ,
bandage ,
barely audible ,
becloud ,
bedarken ,
bedazzle ,
bedim ,
befog ,
begloom ,
benight ,
black ,
black out ,
blacken ,
blah ,
blanch ,
bleach ,
blear ,
blear -
eyed ,
bleared ,
bleary ,
bleary -
eyed ,
bled white ,
blind ,
blind the eyes ,
blindfold ,
block the light ,
bloodless ,
blot out ,
blunt ,
blunt -
witted ,
blur ,
blurred ,
blurry ,
brown ,
cadaverous ,
caliginous ,
cast a shadow ,
chloranemic ,
clear as mud ,
cloud ,
cloud over ,
cloudy ,
colorless ,
confused ,
dark ,
dark -
colored ,
darken ,
darken over ,
darkish ,
darkle ,
darksome ,
daze ,
dazzle ,
dead ,
deadly pale ,
deathly pale ,
decolor ,
decolorize ,
decrescendo ,
defocus ,
deprive of sight ,
dim out ,
dim -
eyed ,
dim -
sighted ,
dim -
witted ,
dimmed ,
dimmish ,
dimpsy ,
dingy ,
discolor ,
discolored ,
distant ,
dopey ,
drain ,
drain of color ,
dreary ,
dull ,
dull of mind ,
dull -
headed ,
dull -
pated ,
dull -
sighted ,
dull -
witted ,
dusk ,
dusky ,
eclipse ,
encloud ,
encompass with shadow ,
etiolate ,
etiolated ,
excecate ,
exsanguinated ,
exsanguine ,
exsanguineous ,
fade ,
faded ,
faint ,
faint -
voiced ,
fallow ,
fat -
witted ,
feeble ,
feeble -
eyed ,
film ,
filmy ,
filmy -
eyed ,
flat ,
fog ,
foggy ,
fume ,
fuzzy ,
gentle ,
ghastly ,
glare ,
gloam ,
gloom ,
gloomy ,
gouge ,
gravel -
blind ,
gray ,
gross -
headed ,
grow dark ,
grow dim ,
haggard ,
half -
blind ,
half -
heard ,
half -
seen ,
half -
visible ,
haze ,
hazy ,
heavy ,
hebetudinous ,
hoodwink ,
hueless ,
humdrum ,
hypochromic ,
ill -
defined ,
inconspicuous ,
indefinite ,
indeterminate ,
indistinct ,
indistinguishable ,
lackluster ,
leaden ,
livid ,
lose resolution ,
low ,
low -
profile ,
lower ,
lurid ,
lusterless ,
make blind ,
mat ,
mealy ,
merely glimpsed ,
mist ,
misty ,
mole -
eyed ,
monotone ,
monotonous ,
muddy ,
murk ,
murksome ,
murky ,
murmured ,
muted ,
nebulous ,
neutral ,
obfuscate ,
obnubilate ,
obscure ,
obtuse ,
obumbrate ,
occult ,
occultate ,
opaque ,
out of focus ,
overcast ,
overcloud ,
overshadow ,
pale ,
pale as death ,
pale -
faced ,
pallid ,
pasty ,
pedestrian ,
peroxide ,
pianissimo ,
piano ,
poky ,
purblind ,
sallow ,
sand -
blind ,
scarcely heard ,
semidark ,
semivisible ,
shade ,
shadow ,
shadowy ,
shapeless ,
sickly ,
slow ,
slow -
witted ,
sluggish ,
snow -
blind ,
soft ,
soft -
sounding ,
soft -
voiced ,
soften ,
somber ,
stodgy ,
strike blind ,
subaudible ,
subdued ,
subfusc ,
tallow -
faced ,
tarnish ,
tenebrous ,
thick -
brained ,
thick -
headed ,
thick -
pated ,
thick -
witted ,
thickskulled ,
tone down ,
toneless ,
transcendent ,
uncertain ,
unclear ,
uncolored ,
undefined ,
undetermined ,
unilluminated ,
unplain ,
unrecognizable ,
vague ,
wan ,
wash out ,
washed -
out ,
waxen ,
weak ,
weak -
eyed ,
weak -
voiced ,
whey -
faced ,
whispered ,
white ,
whiten ,
wooden
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