Definition of dimly in English:

dimly

adverb ˈdɪmliˈdɪmli

1With a faint light; not brightly.
a single lamp glowed dimly in the gloom
a dimly lit corridor
Example sentencesExamples
- A star or two twinkled dimly here and there through the rifts of the clouds.
- The lamp on Albert's desk glowed golden orange, dimly illuminating the dusty, disorderly office.
- The gas light flickered dimly.
- Inside a single arc-light burned dimly, high up near the roof of the enormous hall, whose windows vanished in the gloom.
- The restaurant, with its dark wood paneling, dimly glowing brass light fixtures and green velour booths, reeks of old-time Hollywood noir.
- A single lamp glowed dimly in the gloom.
- The testing was carried out in a dimly illuminated room.
- The light shone dimly off the white wall directly across the sparse, small room.
- They looked like electric lights -- disappearing, reappearing dimly, then shining as bright as ever.
- When we finally got back we found our fire still burning dimly.
1. 1.1 In a faint or indistinct way; not clearly.
  the desert is dimly visible in the light of the moon
  the dimly outlined figure of a young boy
  Example sentencesExamples
  The main chain of the Great Atlas was now in view, dimly apparent at a distance of some sixty miles.
  Their musculature, dimly delineated, nonetheless lacks three-dimensionality.
  The building can be dimly discerned in a photograph of 1880.
  Grace stopped in the door, dimly silhouetted by the dull gray morning light.
  The Schuylkill River appears in the foreground, with a domed building dimly silhouetted on the horizon of the distant plateau.
  Before us was the devout audience, dimly shown by the light which streamed through the windows.
  He also developed new ways of putting on paint to produce the effect of features dimly seen through steam and driving rain.
  Small ghostly figures in protective gear (presumably government drug agents) are dimly discernible as they approach the tent.
  The bartender is dimly perceptible in the black light by the cash register.
  He favoured placid stretches of water dimly fringed with translucent foliage.
2. 1.2 In a way that is not clearly perceived or recalled.
  we became dimly aware of voices
  I can only dimly remember the 1960s
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the end, I felt a little cheated, because I was dimly aware of the wasted potential.
  He's that kind of serviceable but anonymous character actor whose face you dimly recognize but whose name escapes your memory.
  The postman brought three letters, among them one whose superscription was in a hand which seemed dimly familiar to me.
  The origins of the nation are only dimly known.
  The band members agree that they remember the details surrounding these songs only very dimly.
  My favorite part was always the opening for two pianos, drum kit, and (I dimly recall) bass.
  The children behave according to their own, only dimly understandable logic, absorbing the lessons of the adult world in strange and upsetting ways.
  But that time will be long ahead, when building materials have properties that we can only dimly imagine.
  Those of us who gathered in Grierson's office that day were scarcely aware of what had hit us, comprehending only dimly the magnitude of the crisis.
  It all adds up into sounding very important, but ultimately only dimly memorable.
2Used to express disapproval.
he would look dimly upon any attempt to change her team
the organizers view such enterprise very dimly
Example sentencesExamples
- While Flaubert may have thought dimly of both humanity and the French republic, he didn't have to consider his country as a colonial state continually on the brink of collapse.
- Government and state in the first half of the nineteenth century were dimly seen as agencies for the exaction of taxes.
- I think very dimly of restaurants that charge for a glass of tap water.
- Marriage was expected to last and divorce, though hardly unknown, was regarded dimly.
- The Labour insider said the party would view any wrongdoing very dimly.
- If you think dimly of people, they will have a dim view of themselves.
- It's easy, even a mild pleasure, to look dimly upon the essay's patrician airs and haughty notions.
- However dimly you may view his ideological goals, it's likely that his management experience at the Defense Department has prepared him well to oversee that agency.
- Investors would look very dimly on an acquisition as the synergies are not that significant.
- Germany's justification - that of self-defence - was regarded dimly by the French government.

Definition of dimly in US English:

dimly

adverbˈdimlēˈdɪmli

1With a faint light; not brightly.
a single lamp glowed dimly in the gloom
a dimly lit corridor
Example sentencesExamples
- The testing was carried out in a dimly illuminated room.
- Inside a single arc-light burned dimly, high up near the roof of the enormous hall, whose windows vanished in the gloom.
- The gas light flickered dimly.
- The lamp on Albert's desk glowed golden orange, dimly illuminating the dusty, disorderly office.
- When we finally got back we found our fire still burning dimly.
- A single lamp glowed dimly in the gloom.
- They looked like electric lights -- disappearing, reappearing dimly, then shining as bright as ever.
- A star or two twinkled dimly here and there through the rifts of the clouds.
- The light shone dimly off the white wall directly across the sparse, small room.
- The restaurant, with its dark wood paneling, dimly glowing brass light fixtures and green velour booths, reeks of old-time Hollywood noir.
1. 1.1 In a faint or indistinct way; not clearly.
  the desert is dimly visible in the light of the moon
  the dimly outlined figure of a young boy
  Example sentencesExamples
  Their musculature, dimly delineated, nonetheless lacks three-dimensionality.
  Grace stopped in the door, dimly silhouetted by the dull gray morning light.
  He also developed new ways of putting on paint to produce the effect of features dimly seen through steam and driving rain.
  The Schuylkill River appears in the foreground, with a domed building dimly silhouetted on the horizon of the distant plateau.
  Before us was the devout audience, dimly shown by the light which streamed through the windows.
  The building can be dimly discerned in a photograph of 1880.
  He favoured placid stretches of water dimly fringed with translucent foliage.
  The main chain of the Great Atlas was now in view, dimly apparent at a distance of some sixty miles.
  Small ghostly figures in protective gear (presumably government drug agents) are dimly discernible as they approach the tent.
  The bartender is dimly perceptible in the black light by the cash register.
2. 1.2 In a way that is not clearly perceived or recalled.
  we became dimly aware of voices
  I can only dimly remember the 1960s
  Example sentencesExamples
  The postman brought three letters, among them one whose superscription was in a hand which seemed dimly familiar to me.
  He's that kind of serviceable but anonymous character actor whose face you dimly recognize but whose name escapes your memory.
  The band members agree that they remember the details surrounding these songs only very dimly.
  But that time will be long ahead, when building materials have properties that we can only dimly imagine.
  My favorite part was always the opening for two pianos, drum kit, and (I dimly recall) bass.
  Those of us who gathered in Grierson's office that day were scarcely aware of what had hit us, comprehending only dimly the magnitude of the crisis.
  The origins of the nation are only dimly known.
  It all adds up into sounding very important, but ultimately only dimly memorable.
  The children behave according to their own, only dimly understandable logic, absorbing the lessons of the adult world in strange and upsetting ways.
  In the end, I felt a little cheated, because I was dimly aware of the wasted potential.
2Used to express disapproval.
he would look dimly upon any attempt to change her team
the organizers view such enterprise very dimly
Example sentencesExamples
- Germany's justification - that of self-defence - was regarded dimly by the French government.
- Investors would look very dimly on an acquisition as the synergies are not that significant.
- Marriage was expected to last and divorce, though hardly unknown, was regarded dimly.
- However dimly you may view his ideological goals, it's likely that his management experience at the Defense Department has prepared him well to oversee that agency.
- While Flaubert may have thought dimly of both humanity and the French republic, he didn't have to consider his country as a colonial state continually on the brink of collapse.
- It's easy, even a mild pleasure, to look dimly upon the essay's patrician airs and haughty notions.
- If you think dimly of people, they will have a dim view of themselves.
- I think very dimly of restaurants that charge for a glass of tap water.
- The Labour insider said the party would view any wrongdoing very dimly.
- Government and state in the first half of the nineteenth century were dimly seen as agencies for the exaction of taxes.

单词	dimly
释义	Definition of dimly in English: dimly adverb ˈdɪmliˈdɪmli 1With a faint light; not brightly. a single lamp glowed dimly in the gloom a dimly lit corridor Example sentencesExamples A star or two twinkled dimly here and there through the rifts of the clouds. The lamp on Albert's desk glowed golden orange, dimly illuminating the dusty, disorderly office. The gas light flickered dimly. Inside a single arc-light burned dimly, high up near the roof of the enormous hall, whose windows vanished in the gloom. The restaurant, with its dark wood paneling, dimly glowing brass light fixtures and green velour booths, reeks of old-time Hollywood noir. A single lamp glowed dimly in the gloom. The testing was carried out in a dimly illuminated room. The light shone dimly off the white wall directly across the sparse, small room. They looked like electric lights -- disappearing, reappearing dimly, then shining as bright as ever. When we finally got back we found our fire still burning dimly. 1.1 In a faint or indistinct way; not clearly. the desert is dimly visible in the light of the moon the dimly outlined figure of a young boy Example sentencesExamples The main chain of the Great Atlas was now in view, dimly apparent at a distance of some sixty miles. Their musculature, dimly delineated, nonetheless lacks three-dimensionality. The building can be dimly discerned in a photograph of 1880. Grace stopped in the door, dimly silhouetted by the dull gray morning light. The Schuylkill River appears in the foreground, with a domed building dimly silhouetted on the horizon of the distant plateau. Before us was the devout audience, dimly shown by the light which streamed through the windows. He also developed new ways of putting on paint to produce the effect of features dimly seen through steam and driving rain. Small ghostly figures in protective gear (presumably government drug agents) are dimly discernible as they approach the tent. The bartender is dimly perceptible in the black light by the cash register. He favoured placid stretches of water dimly fringed with translucent foliage. 1.2 In a way that is not clearly perceived or recalled. we became dimly aware of voices I can only dimly remember the 1960s Example sentencesExamples In the end, I felt a little cheated, because I was dimly aware of the wasted potential. He's that kind of serviceable but anonymous character actor whose face you dimly recognize but whose name escapes your memory. The postman brought three letters, among them one whose superscription was in a hand which seemed dimly familiar to me. The origins of the nation are only dimly known. The band members agree that they remember the details surrounding these songs only very dimly. My favorite part was always the opening for two pianos, drum kit, and (I dimly recall) bass. The children behave according to their own, only dimly understandable logic, absorbing the lessons of the adult world in strange and upsetting ways. But that time will be long ahead, when building materials have properties that we can only dimly imagine. Those of us who gathered in Grierson's office that day were scarcely aware of what had hit us, comprehending only dimly the magnitude of the crisis. It all adds up into sounding very important, but ultimately only dimly memorable. 2Used to express disapproval. he would look dimly upon any attempt to change her team the organizers view such enterprise very dimly Example sentencesExamples While Flaubert may have thought dimly of both humanity and the French republic, he didn't have to consider his country as a colonial state continually on the brink of collapse. Government and state in the first half of the nineteenth century were dimly seen as agencies for the exaction of taxes. I think very dimly of restaurants that charge for a glass of tap water. Marriage was expected to last and divorce, though hardly unknown, was regarded dimly. The Labour insider said the party would view any wrongdoing very dimly. If you think dimly of people, they will have a dim view of themselves. It's easy, even a mild pleasure, to look dimly upon the essay's patrician airs and haughty notions. However dimly you may view his ideological goals, it's likely that his management experience at the Defense Department has prepared him well to oversee that agency. Investors would look very dimly on an acquisition as the synergies are not that significant. Germany's justification - that of self-defence - was regarded dimly by the French government. Definition of dimly in US English: dimly adverbˈdimlēˈdɪmli 1With a faint light; not brightly. a single lamp glowed dimly in the gloom a dimly lit corridor Example sentencesExamples The testing was carried out in a dimly illuminated room. Inside a single arc-light burned dimly, high up near the roof of the enormous hall, whose windows vanished in the gloom. The gas light flickered dimly. The lamp on Albert's desk glowed golden orange, dimly illuminating the dusty, disorderly office. When we finally got back we found our fire still burning dimly. A single lamp glowed dimly in the gloom. They looked like electric lights -- disappearing, reappearing dimly, then shining as bright as ever. A star or two twinkled dimly here and there through the rifts of the clouds. The light shone dimly off the white wall directly across the sparse, small room. The restaurant, with its dark wood paneling, dimly glowing brass light fixtures and green velour booths, reeks of old-time Hollywood noir. 1.1 In a faint or indistinct way; not clearly. the desert is dimly visible in the light of the moon the dimly outlined figure of a young boy Example sentencesExamples Their musculature, dimly delineated, nonetheless lacks three-dimensionality. Grace stopped in the door, dimly silhouetted by the dull gray morning light. He also developed new ways of putting on paint to produce the effect of features dimly seen through steam and driving rain. The Schuylkill River appears in the foreground, with a domed building dimly silhouetted on the horizon of the distant plateau. Before us was the devout audience, dimly shown by the light which streamed through the windows. The building can be dimly discerned in a photograph of 1880. He favoured placid stretches of water dimly fringed with translucent foliage. The main chain of the Great Atlas was now in view, dimly apparent at a distance of some sixty miles. Small ghostly figures in protective gear (presumably government drug agents) are dimly discernible as they approach the tent. The bartender is dimly perceptible in the black light by the cash register. 1.2 In a way that is not clearly perceived or recalled. we became dimly aware of voices I can only dimly remember the 1960s Example sentencesExamples The postman brought three letters, among them one whose superscription was in a hand which seemed dimly familiar to me. He's that kind of serviceable but anonymous character actor whose face you dimly recognize but whose name escapes your memory. The band members agree that they remember the details surrounding these songs only very dimly. But that time will be long ahead, when building materials have properties that we can only dimly imagine. My favorite part was always the opening for two pianos, drum kit, and (I dimly recall) bass. Those of us who gathered in Grierson's office that day were scarcely aware of what had hit us, comprehending only dimly the magnitude of the crisis. The origins of the nation are only dimly known. It all adds up into sounding very important, but ultimately only dimly memorable. The children behave according to their own, only dimly understandable logic, absorbing the lessons of the adult world in strange and upsetting ways. In the end, I felt a little cheated, because I was dimly aware of the wasted potential. 2Used to express disapproval. he would look dimly upon any attempt to change her team the organizers view such enterprise very dimly Example sentencesExamples Germany's justification - that of self-defence - was regarded dimly by the French government. Investors would look very dimly on an acquisition as the synergies are not that significant. Marriage was expected to last and divorce, though hardly unknown, was regarded dimly. However dimly you may view his ideological goals, it's likely that his management experience at the Defense Department has prepared him well to oversee that agency. While Flaubert may have thought dimly of both humanity and the French republic, he didn't have to consider his country as a colonial state continually on the brink of collapse. It's easy, even a mild pleasure, to look dimly upon the essay's patrician airs and haughty notions. If you think dimly of people, they will have a dim view of themselves. I think very dimly of restaurants that charge for a glass of tap water. The Labour insider said the party would view any wrongdoing very dimly. Government and state in the first half of the nineteenth century were dimly seen as agencies for the exaction of taxes.
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