Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7081
dim
昏暗的；暗淡的
not bright or colorful
- 1.
Not bright or colorful.
不明亮或不鲜艳的
- 2.
Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
模糊的；朦胧的；不清楚的
- 3.
Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
表示不赞成、不利的；除用于短语 take a dim view of 外很少使用。
模糊的；不清楚的；不赞成的；悲观的；不明亮或不鲜艳的；模糊的；朦胧的；不清楚的；表示不赞成、不利的；除用于短语 take a dim view of 外很少使用。
In use
The room was so dim that I could barely see the furniture.
As the sun set, the sky grew dimmer and dimmer.
The old photograph had become dimmed with age.
be dim
表示状态。
The room is dim.
房间很昏暗。
dim + noun
dim 作定语修饰名词。
She turned on a dim light.
她打开了一盏昏暗的灯。
become dim
表示变化过程。
The sky became dim at dusk.
黄昏时分天空变得昏暗。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- dim light
- 昏暗的光线
- The room was lit only by the dim light of a candle.房间里只有一支蜡烛的昏暗光线照亮。
- dim memory
- 模糊的记忆
- I have only a dim memory of my first day at school.我对上学第一天只有模糊的记忆。
- take a dim view of
- 对……持不赞成态度
- The manager takes a dim view of employees who arrive late.经理对迟到的员工持不赞成态度。
- dim shape
- 模糊的轮廓
- Through the fog, we could see the dim shape of a ship.透过雾气，我们可以看见一艘船的模糊轮廓。
- dim prospects
- 暗淡的前景
- With few jobs available, the town's young people face dim prospects.由于工作机会很少，该镇的年轻人面临暗淡的前景。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象房间里的dimmer开关把灯光调暗，东西变得昏暗模糊；take a dim view就是脸色暗淡、不赞成。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述光线或颜色暗淡、描述记忆、声音或轮廓模糊、表达不赞成（take a dim view of） 该词在日常英语中很常见，多用于描述光线不足或事物不清楚；在表达“不赞成”时几乎只用于 take a dim view of 这一固定短语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这六个词都与 dim /dɪm/ 押韵：him /hɪm/、slim /slɪm/、swim /swɪm/、trim /trɪm/、grim /ɡrɪm/、limb /lɪm/（注意 limb 中的 b 不发音）。注意拼写相似的 time /taɪm/ 和 dime /daɪm/ 并不与 dim 押韵，它们发 /aɪm/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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