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dim
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
dimmer; dimmest
dimmer; dimmest
Learner's definition of DIM
1
: not bright or clear昏暗的；暗淡的；阴暗的 : not seen clearly不清楚的；朦胧的
- I found her sitting in a dim [=dark] corner of the restaurant.我发现她坐在饭店一个昏暗的角落里。
- a dim [=obscure, faint] light昏暗的灯光
- dim stars暗淡无光的星星
- Just the dim outline of the building could be seen through the fog.在雾中只能隐约看见建筑物的轮廓。
2
: not understood or remembered in a clear way（记忆）不清晰的；模糊的 — see also the dim and distant past at distant
- We had only a dim [=faint, vague] notion of what was going on.我们对当时所发生的事只有一个模糊的概念。
- I have a dim memory of your last visit.我依稀记得你的上次来访。
3
: not likely to be good or successful不乐观的；希望渺茫的；前景黯淡的
- Prospects for a quick settlement of the strike appear dim. [=unlikely]快速解决罢工的希望似乎很渺茫。
- (US) The industry faces a dim [=grim] future.这个行业的前景不容乐观。
4
: not good or favorable不好的；不利的— used in the phrase dim view用于短语dim view
- The author's dim view [=bad opinion] of politicians is apparent throughout the book.在整本书中，作者对政治人物的消极看法显而易见。
- She takes a dim view of human nature. [=she believes that people are naturally bad]她对人性持悲观看法。
- Many fans take a dim view of [=many fans are unhappy about] recent changes in the team.许多球迷对球队最近发生的变化并不看好。
5
informal : not intelligent : stupid or dim-witted愚蠢的；迟钝的
- She found him pretty dim at times.她发现他有时挺迟钝的。
— dimly
adverb- The lights were shining dimly.灯光昏暗。
- a dimly lit room灯光昏暗的房间
- I dimly remember him.我隐约记得他。
— dimness
noun [noncount]- the gray dimness of dawn拂晓时分的灰暗
2 dim /ˈdɪm/ verb
dims; dimmed; dimming
2 dim
/ˈdɪm/
verb
dims; dimmed; dimming
Learner's definition of DIM
1
: to make (a light) less bright or to become less bright使（灯光）暗淡，变暗
[+ object]
- Dim the lights.把灯调暗些。
- The car's headlights were dimmed. [=(Brit) dipped]汽车的大灯暗了下来。
[no object]
- The lights dimmed.车头灯暗了下来。
2
: to make (something) less strong or clear or to become less strong or clear（使）变弱，变淡，变模糊
[+ object]
- The latest setback has dimmed hopes of an early settlement.最近的挫折使早日解决问题的希望变得渺茫了。
[no object]
- Hopes of an early settlement have dimmed.早日解决问题的希望变得很渺茫。
- Her beauty dimmed rapidly.她的美貌很快就逝去了。
dimmer; dimmest
1
a
: emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light
b
: dull, lusterless
c
: lacking pronounced, clear-cut, or vigorous quality or character
dimmed; dimming
Synonyms
Adjective
- black
- caliginous
- dark
- darkened
- darkish
- darkling
- darksome
- dimmed
- dusk
- dusky
- gloomy
- lightless
- murky
- obscure
- obscured
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- pitchy
- rayless
- somber
- sombre
- stygian
- tenebrific
- tenebrous
- unlit
Verb
- becloud
- bedim
- befog
- blacken
- blear
- blur
- cloud
- darken
- dislimn
- fog
- fuzz (up)
- haze
- mist
- obscure
- overcast
- overcloud
- overshadow
- shadow
- shroud
Example Sentences
Adjective Just the dim outline of the building could be seen through the fog. I have a dim memory of your last visit. Verb The latest setback has dimmed hopes of an early settlement. Hopes of an early settlement have dimmed.
Recent Examples on the Web
Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 In the nineteen-thirties, many took a dim view of Locke’s Africanism, which was decried as a concession to segregation. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2022 The Japanese public also took a dim view of his commitment to holding the Tokyo Olympics amid the coronavirus pandemic. Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2022 Today, that facility is a dim, burbling room packed with rows of tanks and smelling of seawater. New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022 Pull on your jacket and step into the forests on a dim, misty day. oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2021 If the team can snatch up hope and stomp on dim expectations, some fans have surmised, so too can their beleaguered beautiful hometown. Joe Heim, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Or to blame them for what seems a dim recommendation, only to criticize them a day later for delays in their next round of recommendations. Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Webb’s infrared imaging also will open a new window on other (relatively) cold, dim astronomical objects. Frank Wilczek, WSJ, 30 July 2022 Joanna Stern, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 In the southern province of Sichuan, famous for its rich water resources, the drought and heat wave have forced factories to shut and subways stations to dim the lights in a bid to conserve energy. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 Most lights using alkaline batteries dim, but the use of lithium batteries pre- vents the typical discharge curve and keeps the lumens in a steady state. Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2020 Supporters of the bill pushed for a pre-recess vote, arguing that its chances dim if Republicans retake the House after November’s midterm elections. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 As economic prospects dim and companies face higher borrowing costs themselves, traders may turn elsewhere for safer investments. Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 June 2022 Most regions of the world saw their economic prospects dim in the first half of 2022. Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 7 June 2022 Unlike vision, smell, and taste, all of which dim when consciousness shuts down for the night, hearing is a 24/7 operation. John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 House Republicans have been less receptive to reform, so the chances of bipartisan legislation may dim in 2023. The Editors, National Review, 26 July 2022 David Benedict, Variety, 15 July 2022 Having the iPhone 14’s always-on display dim and showing the entire wallpaper might not seem efficient for the battery. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 1 Aug. 2022 As Pippin, who is established as a poor candidate for becoming a soldier or hero, Shannon Chong is every bit as muscular and handsome and fit as the actor (Brad Weatherford) playing his combat-ready dim-bulb of a brother, Lewis. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022 Other than a handful of oil-exporting nations like Saudi Arabia, which are benefiting from prices above $100 a barrel, there is barely a spot on the globe that has not seen its outlook dim. New York Times, 7 June 2022 Cepheids, or stars that periodically brighten and dim, have long been the gold standard of cosmic mile markers. Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 May 2022 Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim, candlelit lighting of the evening. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Feb. 2022 The church was nearly dark, and as eyes adjusted to the dim, the interior came slowly into view: a long nave, an old stone roof and a crucifix at the altar in front of a red drape. New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022 This Coen Brothers movie finds Josh Brolin as an old Hollywood fixer investigating a plot that finds a big-time dim-witted movie star played by George Clooney (doing more great work with the Coens) kidnapped and missing. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 9 Mar. 2022 See More
Adjective
Was his dim view of Italian elites shaped by that experience? Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 In the nineteen-thirties, many took a dim view of Locke’s Africanism, which was decried as a concession to segregation. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2022 The Japanese public also took a dim view of his commitment to holding the Tokyo Olympics amid the coronavirus pandemic. Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2022 Today, that facility is a dim, burbling room packed with rows of tanks and smelling of seawater. New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022 Pull on your jacket and step into the forests on a dim, misty day. oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2021 If the team can snatch up hope and stomp on dim expectations, some fans have surmised, so too can their beleaguered beautiful hometown. Joe Heim, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Or to blame them for what seems a dim recommendation, only to criticize them a day later for delays in their next round of recommendations. Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Webb’s infrared imaging also will open a new window on other (relatively) cold, dim astronomical objects. Frank Wilczek, WSJ, 30 July 2022 Verb
The higher-end Pro phones are expected to have always-on displays, which show key information, such as time and date, but dim the rest to save battery. Joanna Stern, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 In the southern province of Sichuan, famous for its rich water resources, the drought and heat wave have forced factories to shut and subways stations to dim the lights in a bid to conserve energy. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 Most lights using alkaline batteries dim, but the use of lithium batteries pre- vents the typical discharge curve and keeps the lumens in a steady state. Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2020 Supporters of the bill pushed for a pre-recess vote, arguing that its chances dim if Republicans retake the House after November’s midterm elections. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 As economic prospects dim and companies face higher borrowing costs themselves, traders may turn elsewhere for safer investments. Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 June 2022 Most regions of the world saw their economic prospects dim in the first half of 2022. Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 7 June 2022 Unlike vision, smell, and taste, all of which dim when consciousness shuts down for the night, hearing is a 24/7 operation. John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 House Republicans have been less receptive to reform, so the chances of bipartisan legislation may dim in 2023. The Editors, National Review, 26 July 2022 Noun
Now teaming up with co-writer Oliver Chris (who played James Corden’s dashing-but-dim master in the earlier hit), Bean is back with another revamp of an old play and London’s National Theatre has high hopes. David Benedict, Variety, 15 July 2022 Having the iPhone 14’s always-on display dim and showing the entire wallpaper might not seem efficient for the battery. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 1 Aug. 2022 As Pippin, who is established as a poor candidate for becoming a soldier or hero, Shannon Chong is every bit as muscular and handsome and fit as the actor (Brad Weatherford) playing his combat-ready dim-bulb of a brother, Lewis. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022 Other than a handful of oil-exporting nations like Saudi Arabia, which are benefiting from prices above $100 a barrel, there is barely a spot on the globe that has not seen its outlook dim. New York Times, 7 June 2022 Cepheids, or stars that periodically brighten and dim, have long been the gold standard of cosmic mile markers. Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 May 2022 Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim, candlelit lighting of the evening. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Feb. 2022 The church was nearly dark, and as eyes adjusted to the dim, the interior came slowly into view: a long nave, an old stone roof and a crucifix at the altar in front of a red drape. New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022 This Coen Brothers movie finds Josh Brolin as an old Hollywood fixer investigating a plot that finds a big-time dim-witted movie star played by George Clooney (doing more great work with the Coens) kidnapped and missing. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 9 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
Middle English, from Old English dimm; akin to Old High German timber dark
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of dim was before the 12th century Phrases Containing dim
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