dims

英 [dɪmz]

美 [dɪmz]

v.  (使)变暗淡，变微弱，变昏暗; (使)减弱，变淡漠，失去光泽
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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (光线)昏暗的，暗淡的
  Dimlight is not bright.
  1. She stood waiting, in the dim light...
     她站在昏暗的光线下等待。
  2. Below decks, the lights were dim.
     船舱里灯光昏暗。
• ADJ-GRADED (地方)昏暗的，阴暗的
  Adimplace is rather dark because there is not much light in it.
  1. The room was dim and cool and quiet.
     房间里阴暗、清冷，静悄悄的。
• ADJ-GRADED (人影、物体)隐约的，蒙眬的，不分明的
  Adimfigure or object is not very easy to see, either because it is in shadow or darkness, or because it is far away.
  1. Pete's torch picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang.
     皮特的火把映出了鲍勃和张的模糊身影。
• ADJ-GRADED (记忆、理解)模糊的，依稀的，不清晰的
  If you have adimmemory or understanding of something, it is difficult to remember or is unclear in your mind.
  1. It seems that the '60s era of social activism is all but a dim memory.
     20 世纪 60 年代的社会激进主义似乎只是一个模糊的记忆。
• ADJ-GRADED (前景)灰暗的，渺茫的，不光明的
  If the future of something isdim, you have no reason to feel hopeful or positive about it.
  1. The prospects for a peaceful solution are dim.
     和平解决的希望非常渺茫。
• (人)愚笨的，迟钝的
  If you describe someone asdim, you think that they are stupid.
• V-ERG (使)（灯光）变昏暗;(使)变暗淡
  If youdima light or if itdims, it becomes less bright.
  1. Dim the lighting – it is unpleasant to lie with a bright light shining in your eyes...
     把灯光调暗一些——躺着时眼前灯光太强很不舒服。
  2. The houselights dimmed.
     观众席的灯暗了下来。
• VERB 将(汽车前灯)调为近光;使减光
  If you are driving a car anddimthe headlights, you operate a switch that makes them shine downwards, so that they do not shine directly into the eyes of other drivers.
  1. Dim your lights behind that car.
     开到那辆车后面时将前灯调为近光。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 dip


• V-ERG (使)(前景、希望等)变渺茫;(使)（感情等）淡化
  If your future, hopes, or emotionsdimor if somethingdimsthem, they become less good or less strong.
  1. Their economic prospects have dimmed...
     他们的经济前景变得很暗淡。
  2. Forty eight years of marriage have not dimmed the passion between Bill and Helen.
     48 年的婚姻生活并没消磨掉比尔和海伦之间的激情。
• V-ERG (使)(视力)变差；（使）看不分明
  If your eyesdimorare dimmedby something, they become weaker or unable to see clearly.
  1. Her eyes dimmed with sorrow...
     悲痛之下，她泪眼蒙眬。
  2. The twinkle in his eyes was dimmed by tears.
     他眼中闪烁的光芒被泪水模糊了。
• V-ERG (使)(记忆)变模糊;(使)变得不清晰
  If your memoriesdimor if somethingdimsthem, they become less clear in your mind.
  1. Their memory of what happened has dimmed...
     他们对所发生事情的记忆变得模糊了。
  2. The intervening years had dimmed his memory.
     经过了其间那么多年他的记忆已经不大清楚了。
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双语例句

• Love is a light that never dims.
  恨非一盏永不暗淡的暗灯。
• "People have sorrow and joy; they part and meet again. The moon dims or shines; it waxes or wanes. Nothing is perfect, not even in the olden days" I mean it is full of experience-of people's feelings and sorrows.
  人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全我的意思是说它充满各种经历&人生的悲欢离合。
• A Preliminary Observation on the Susceptibility of Anopheles dims to plasmodium yoelii
  大劣按蚊对约氏疟原虫敏感性的初步观察
• Much has been made by Wall Street about how the US economy can prosper and stand alone as the eurozone and Japan face intractable problems, China wrestles with slower growth, and the outlook dims for the likes of Russia and Brazil.
  华尔街极力鼓吹美国经济能在欧元区和日本面临棘手问题、中国疲于应对增长放缓以及俄罗斯和巴西等国前景转暗之际保持一枝独秀。
• Dynamic Light Assist System automatically dims your headlights if there is another car nearby.
  动态光辅助系统自动调暗了你的车灯是否有另一辆汽车附近。
• The dominance of English dims the prospects of students who are too poor to attend an English-language school.
  英语的主导地位让因为太穷而无法在英语学校就读的学生前途无亮。
• Experts said lighting won't be affected in the afternoon and people should even be able to see the eclipse while the sunlight dims.
  专家认为，当天下午的光照条件不会受到影响，傍晚光线暗下去后，人们仍然能够看到日食。
• When I feel sad of time, I don't wear the clothes that the color dims.
  当我觉得悲伤的时候，我不去穿颜色暗淡的衣服。
• We have done a series of research of the question, and have achieved Distributed Integration Mediation System ( DIMS). We have resolved the first two questions in the context of DIMS.
  经过研究和探索，我们实现了一个分布式综合查询调合系统（DistributedIntegrationMediationSystem），我们在这个环境中解决了前面两个问题。
• Or it dims and eventually dies out.
  或者，逐渐暗淡，终于慢慢地熄灭。