dim
US: /ˈdɪm/
UK: /dˈɪm/
UK: /dˈɪm/
English Vietnamese dictionary
dim /dim/
- tính từ
- mờ, lờ mờ, tối mờ mờ, không rõ ràng; nhìn không rõ
- a dim light: ánh sáng lờ mờ
- a dim room: gian phòng tối mờ mờ
- dim eyes: mắt mờ không nhìn rõ
- nghe không rõ; đục (tiếng)
- a dim sound: tiếng đục nghe không rõ
- không rõ rệt, mập mờ, lờ mờ
- a dim recollection: ký ức lờ mờ
- a dim idea: ý nghĩ mập mờ
- xỉn, không tươi, không sáng (màu sắc, kim loại...)
- to take a dim view of something)
- (thông tục) bi quan về cái gì
- mờ, lờ mờ, tối mờ mờ, không rõ ràng; nhìn không rõ
- ngoại động từ
- làm mờ, làm tối mờ mờ
- to dim a light: làm mờ ánh sáng
- to dim the eyes: làm mờ mắt
- to dim a room: làm gian phòng tối mờ mờ
- làm nghe không rõ, làm đục (tiếng)
- làm lu mờ (danh tiếng của ai...)
- làm thành mập mờ, làm cho không rõ rệt, làm thành mơ hồ
- to dim the memory: làm cho trí nhớ thanh mập mờ
- làm xỉn (màu sắc, kim loại...)
- làm mờ, làm tối mờ mờ
- nội động từ
- mờ đi, tối mờ đi
- đục đi (tiếng)
- lu mờ đi (danh tiếng)
- hoá thành mập mờ, hoá thành mơ hồ
- xỉn đi (màu sắc, kim loại...)
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, verb
+ adjective (dimmer, dimmest)
light
1 not bright: the dim glow of the fire in the grate + This light is too dim to read by.
place
2 where you cannot see well because there is not much light: a dim room / street
object
3 that you cannot see well because there is not much light: the dim outline of a house in the moonlight + I could see a dim shape in the doorway.
eyes
4 not able to see well: His eyesight is getting dim.
memories
5 that you cannot remember or imagine clearly: dim memories + She had a dim recollection of a visit to a big house. + (humorous) in the dim and distant past
person
6 (informal, especially BrE) not intelligent: He's very dim.
situation
7 not hopeful or good: Her future career prospects look dim.
dimness noun [U]: It took a while for his eyes to adjust to the dimness.
See also -
Idioms: take a dim view of sb/sth to disapprove of sb/sth; to not have a good opinion of sb/sth: She took a dim view of my suggestion.
+ verb (-mm-)
light
1 if a light dims or if you dim it, it becomes or you make it less bright: [V] The lights in the theatre dimmed as the curtain rose. [also VN]
feeling / quality
2 if a feeling or quality dims, or if sth dims it, it becomes less strong: [V] Her passion for dancing never dimmed over the years. [also VN]
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 obscure, obscured, vague, faint, weak, weakened, pale, imperceptible, fuzzy, indistinct, ill-defined, indiscernible, undefined, indistinguishable, foggy, clouded, cloudy, nebulous, blurred, blurry, unclear, dull, hazy, misty, dark, shadowy, murky, tenebrous, gloomy, sombre, dusky, crepuscular:
Her beauty made The bright world dim. We could barely see in the dim light of the cave.
2 stupid, obtuse, doltish, dull, dull-witted, foolish, slow-witted, dim-witted, dense, Colloq thick, dumb:
Anyone who can't understand that is really quite dim.
v.
3 obscure, dull, becloud:
His natural feelings of compassion had been dimmed by neglect.
4 darken, bedim, shroud, shade:
Twilight dims the sky above. The stage-lights dimmed and the curtain fell.
Concise English dictionary
dimmed|dimming|dimmer|dimmest|dimsdɪm
verb
+switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
+become or make darker
+become dim or lusterless
+make dim or lusterless
+make dim by comparison or conceal
+become vague or indistinct
adj.
+lacking in light; not bright or harsh
+lacking clarity or distinctness
+made dim or less bright
+offering little or no hope
+slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
