dim

adj.暗淡的；模糊的；笨的

v.使暗淡；使失去光泽

n.车头近光灯；停车灯

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。

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。

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”。