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dimly + past participle
The hallway was dimly lit by a single bulb.
走廊被一个灯泡朦胧地照亮。
朦胧地；不清楚地；隐约地
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朦胧地；不清楚地；隐约地
In a dim or indistinct manner; not clearly.
The hallway was dimly lit by a single bulb.
走廊被一个灯泡朦胧地照亮。
昏暗地；不清楚地。
In a dim manner; not clearly.
模糊地
in a dim indistinct manner
黯然无趣地
in a manner lacking interest or vitality
光线昏暗地
with a dim light
The room was dimly lit by a single candle.
房间被一支蜡烛微暗地照亮。
AI contextual example
I dimly remember meeting her at a party years ago.
我朦胧地记得多年前在一次聚会上见过她。
AI contextual example
Through the fog, we could dimly see the outline of a ship.
透过雾，我们朦胧地看到一艘船的轮廓。
AI contextual example
we perceived the change only dimly
我们只是隐约察觉到这一变化。
WordNet
The hallway was dimly lit by a single bulb.
走廊被一个灯泡朦胧地照亮。
The stars shone dimly through the clouds.
星星透过云层朦胧地闪烁。
He was dimly aware of someone calling his name.
他隐约意识到有人在叫他的名字。
Not this
The room was lit dim.
Use this
The room was lit dimly.
副词dimly修饰动词lit，而不是形容词dim。副词修饰动词短语was lit，表示‘暗淡地照亮’。
Not this
He looked dimly after the operation.
Use this
He looked dim after the operation.
系动词look后应接形容词dim表示‘看起来模糊’，而不是副词dimly。副词dimly用于修饰动作方式，如‘He saw dimly’。
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灯光昏暗的；光线微弱的
The room was dimly lit by a single candle.
房间里只有一支蜡烛，光线昏暗。
隐约记得的；记忆模糊的
She had a dimly remembered dream about the sea.
她隐约记得一个关于大海的梦。
隐约意识到；模糊地察觉到
He was dimly aware that someone was watching him.
他隐约意识到有人在看着他。
隐约可见的；昏暗光线中勉强可见的
The mountains were dimly visible through the mist.
透过薄雾，群山隐约可见。
隐约感知到的；模糊理解的
The truth was dimly perceived by the public.
公众只是隐约感知到了真相。
发出微弱的光；暗淡地发光
The nightlight glowed dimly in the corner.
夜灯在角落里发出微弱的光。
灯光昏暗的
He walked into a dimly lit room.
他走进一间灯光昏暗的房间。
模糊地记得
I dimly remember meeting her years ago.
我模糊地记得多年前见过她。
隐约意识到
She was dimly aware of someone watching her.
她隐约意识到有人在看她。
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dim（昏暗）加ly：光线暗得看不清，因此是‘朦胧地、隐约地、昏暗地’。记住dim就是暗。
语域：neutral 常见场景：描写光线昏暗的环境、表达记忆或感知模糊 dimly 多用于书面语或较正式的描述中，常搭配 lit、remember、see 等词，表示光线昏暗或记忆、感知模糊；在口语中较少单独使用，而是更常出现在固定搭配里。
真正与 dimly (/ˈdɪmli/) 押韵的是 slimly、grimly、trimly、primly，重读音节元音同为 /ɪ/ 且以 /mli/ 结尾。注意形似词 simply (/ˈsɪmpli/) 和 timely (/ˈtaɪmli/) 发音不同：simply 以 /pli/ 结尾，timely 的元音是 /aɪ/，它们都不与 dimly 押韵。
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