dim
英[dɪm]
美[dɪm]
- 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
英英释意
- 1. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- 2. become or make darker;
- "The screen darkend"
- "He darkened the colors by adding brown"
- 3. become dim or lusterless;
- "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
- 4. make dim or lusterless;
- "Time had dimmed the silver"
- 5. make dim by comparison or conceal
- 6. become vague or indistinct;
- "The distinction between the two theories blurred"