dim

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第三人稱單數(shù):?dims;過去式:?dimmed;過去分詞:?dimmed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?dimming;比較級(jí):?dimmer;最高級(jí):?dimmest;名詞:?dimness;

1. 諧音“地墓” --- 地下墳?zāi)梗叵履寡?--- 地下的墳?zāi)?--- 地下的墳?zāi)箾]有什么光線，當(dāng)然是昏暗的、陰暗的。
2. 抵暮，底暮 ---- 抵達(dá)暮色，進(jìn)入暮色；底下、地下一片暮色。

dim 昏暗的

來自PIE*dhem, 煙，霧，模糊，詞源同dumb. dull.

dim (adj.): Old English dimm "dark, gloomy, obscure," from Proto-Germanic *dimbaz (cognates: Old Norse dimmr, Old Frisian dim, Old High German timber "dark, black, somber"). Not known outside Germanic. Slang sense of "stupid" is from 1892. Related: Dimly; dimness.
dim (v.): c. 1200, perhaps in Old English, from dim (adj.). Related: Dimmed; dimming.

1. A few are dim-witted drones, but most are talented, frustrated, wasted people.: 有幾個(gè)是愚笨的寄生蟲，但是大多數(shù)是有才能卻不得志而自暴自棄的人。

2. Alistair saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair.: 阿利斯泰爾看見了坐在椅子里的羅絲的模糊身影。

3. His punishing schedule seemed to dim his fire at times.: 繁忙的日程似乎有時(shí)讓他精力不濟(jì)。

4. Pete's torch picked out the dim figures of Bob and Chang.: 皮特的火把映出了鮑勃和張的模糊身影。

5. They took a dim view of local trade unionists.: 他們對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)氐墓?huì)會(huì)員們?cè)u(píng)價(jià)很低。