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| 1 | dim light is not bright （光）暗淡的，昏暗的 | the dim glow of the streetlamp 路灯昏暗的亮光 | | | 1a | dim places do not have much light in them , so you cannot see very well （地方）昏暗的，朦胧的 | | The room was very dim. 这个房间很暗。 | | | | 1b | dim shapes are not clear , because there is not much light or because they are far away 隐约的；模糊的 | | She caught a glimpse of a dim figure in the dark kitchen. 她看见黑暗的厨房里有个模糊的人影。 | | |
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| 2 | usually before noun a dim memory is something that you cannot remember very well because it happened a long time ago （记忆）模糊的 | I had a dim recollection of a visit to a big dark house. 我依稀记得去过一栋黑暗的大房子。 | | | 2a | used about something that you do not know much about or cannot understand very well 模模糊糊的；不大明白的 | | He only had a dim awareness of the issues involved. 他只是模模糊糊地知道所涉及的问题。 | | |
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| 3 | informal not clever 笨的 |
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| 4 | if the chances of something good happening are dim , it is not likely to happen （好事）不太可能发生的，渺茫的 | Their hopes of victory were starting to look dim. 他们对胜利抱有的希望开始显得渺茫。 | |
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| - | dim and distant
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| used for saying that something happened a long time ago |
| 很久以前的 |
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| the dim and distant past 遥远的过去 |
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| - | take a dim view of
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| to not approve of someone or something |
| 不赞成；对…持否定看法 |
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| Many employers take a dim view of workers who speak out against bad working conditions. 许多雇员对大胆发言抗议工作条件恶劣的工人持否定态度。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| dimness noun U |
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