• adj. 暗淡的，昏暗的；模糊的，看不清的；悲觀的，懷疑的
• vt. 使暗淡，使失去光澤；使變模糊
• vi. 變模糊，變暗淡
• n. 笨蛋，傻子
• n. (Dim)人名；(俄)季姆；(柬)丁

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.

有幾個是愚笨的寄生蟲，但是大多數是有才能卻不得志而自暴自棄的人。

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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。

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3. His punishing schedule seemed to dim his fire at times.

繁忙的日程似乎有時讓他精力不濟。

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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。

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5. They took a dim view of local trade unionists.

他們對當地的工會會員們評價很低。

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