Adjective:
lacking in light; not bright or harsh;a dim light beside the bed
subdued lights and soft music
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
made dim or less bright;the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation
dimmed headlights
we like dimmed lights when we have dinner
offering little or no hope;the future looked black
prospects were bleak
Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult
took a dim view of things
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
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
worked with the slow students
Verb:
switch a car's headlights from a higher to a lower beambecome dim or lusterless;the lights dimmed and the curtain rose
make dim or lusterless;Time had dimmed the silver
make dim by comparison or concealbecome vague or indistinct;The distinction between the two theories blurred
adj.形容词
dim, darkdark与dim都有“黑暗”的意思,其区别是：
dark的意思是“黑暗的”,指黑暗无光,而dim的意思是“灰暗的”,表示由于光照不足所造成的昏暗状态,刚好达到看不清或分辨不清物体。修饰光线、灯光、阳光等只能用dim。例如:
With only the fire burning, the room was dim.只有火炉在燃烧,房里光线很暗。
He was reading a magazine under the dim light of a candle.他在微弱的烛光下看杂志。dark，dim，black，gloomy，obscure，vague，grey这些形容词都含有“完全地或不完全地缺少光亮”之意。
dark最普通用词，指缺乏自然光线或人工照明，使某物漆黑无光或光线十分微弱。
dim指光线不足或视力较差，不能清晰地看见物体。
black侧重颜色是黑色的，有时也指无光的黑暗。
gloomy指光线不足或部分光线受阻而出现的阴暗。
obscure指因光线不充足而使物体灰暗不清，失去光泽或若隐若现。作借喻时指因复杂、深奥或含糊而难于理解。
vague通常作借喻用，形容抽象事物。
grey与dark意思相近，但侧重阴暗单调的意味。
vague，dim，indefinite，obscure，ambiguous，faint这些形容词均含“不明确的，模糊的”之意。
vague多指因语言不确切，太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。
dim侧重指或因光线暗淡，或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。
indefinite指无明确定义或限定，重点或总体轮廓不明确。
obscure语气最强，指晦涩难懂。
ambiguous指文章或讲话中，意思可能有多种理解，令人捉摸不定。
faint指对某事物印象不深，或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。
直接源自古英语的dimm，意为暗。
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
用作形容词adj.dim and distant很久以前 long past
用作动词v.
dim out v.+adv.
使…变弱 make (light fainter)
dim sth ⇔ outThe 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.
逐渐增强 increase the brightness of (lighting gradually)
dim sth ⇔ upDuring 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。近义词 unclearadj. faint反义词adj. bright
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 .-phraseSome 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- vThe 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+～+AThe 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。
v.动词
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”。
形容词71%,动词15%,名词14%
用作形容词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。用作动词Old age hasn'tdimmedher memory.她虽然年事已高，但记忆并未模糊。
The light of a candle isdimmedby sunlight.烛光在日光下显得很黯淡。
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。 Adding a touch- sensitive upper layer to a screen also dims the display slightly, a real problem with the already low contrast ratio of E Ink screens.
在屏幕上方覆盖一个触摸感应层亦令显示效果稍显暗淡模糊，对于本身已经低对比度的 E Ink屏幕来说，这确实是个问题。 yeeyan
Free from what dims, obscures, or darkens; unclouded.
清澈的，光亮的：不模糊、不阴暗或不黑暗的；明朗的。 poptool
Love is a lightweightthupon never dims.
是一盏永不阴暗的明灯。 www.4hdo.com
The lawyer pulls the drapes, dims the lights and asks in a hushed voice, “How much do you want it to be?”
律师拉上窗帘，弄暗灯光，然后低声问道，“你想让它等于几。” ebigear
The moon dims or shines; it waxes or wanes.
月有暗淡和明亮，有月盈和月亏。 bbs.24en.com
“And only dims the glass, ” said Banneker reflectively.
“使玻璃暗淡无光，”班纳克思考后说。 ycwb
Are You Wearing a Mask that Dims Your Light?
你戴上伪装自我的面具了吗？ yeeyan
Dynamic Light Assist System automatically dims your headlights if there is another car nearby.
动态光辅助系统自动调暗了你的车灯是否有另一辆汽车附近。 www.zcool.com.cn
Love is a light wow gold that never dims.
好厉害哦。可惜我还是不会。 www.k6diy.net
Love is a lightweight th support never dims.
恨是一盏永没有黑暗的亮灯。 daohangyi.360jinshan.com
Love is a lightweight thaudio-videoailable on never dims.
爱是一盏永不昏暗的明灯。关于爱情幸福的句子。 bbs.chifan5.com
Or it dims and eventually dies out.
或者，逐渐暗淡，终于慢慢地熄灭。 blog.sina.com.cn
Or, rather, it’s about how love’s honey glow dims with time, after years of compromise and routine.
或者更确切的说，描述那随时光流逝，经年的相互妥协与碌碌度日后，日渐淡漠的浓情爱恋。 ecocn
Something that dims or conceals.
她很好的隐藏了自己的怒火。 hotdic
Your clear light dims, gets dressed, drops its leaves.
你清澈的光变暗，穿衣，抖掉叶子。 www.xiaoxiaoyuyan.tianyablog.com