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dim

/ˈdɪm/

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adjective

dimmer; dimmest

not bright or clear

I found her sitting in a dim [=dark] corner of the restaurant.

a dim [=obscure, faint] light

dim stars :not seen clearly

Just the dim outline of the building could be seen through the fog.

not understood or remembered in a clear way

We had only a dim [=faint, vague] notion of what was going on.

I have a dim memory of your last visit. - see also the dim and distant past at distant

not likely to be good or successful

Prospects for a quick settlement of the strike appear dim. [=unlikely]

(US) The industry faces a dim [=grim] future.

not good or favorable - used in the phrase dim view

The author's dim view [=bad opinion] of politicians is apparent throughout the book.

She takes a dim view of human nature. [=she believes that people are naturally bad]

Many fans take a dim view of [=many fans are unhappy about] recent changes in the team.

informal :not intelligent :stupid or dim-witted

She found him pretty dim at times.

verb

dims; dimmed; dimming

to make (a light) less bright or to become less bright [+ obj]

Dim the lights.

The car's headlights were dimmed. [=(Brit) dipped] [no obj]

The lights dimmed.

to make (something) less strong or clear or to become less strong or clear [+ obj]

The latest setback has dimmed hopes of an early settlement. [no obj]

Hopes of an early settlement have dimmed.

Her beauty dimmed rapidly.

* Các từ tương tự:
dim bulb, dime, dime store, dimension, dime-store, diminish, diminuendo, diminution, diminutive