英语词汇“dimly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

MENU FOR dimdim1 dark2 shape3 take a dim view of something4 dim recollection/awareness etc5 eyes6 future chances7 in the dim and distant past8 not intelligent

WORD ORIGINdim1

Origin:

Old English

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Dying embers gave out a dim glow in the hearth.
For many students the 1970s are dim history.
He saw the dim outline of the taxi-driver's head inside the cab.
I'm playing a guy who's well-meaning but kind of dim.
I was led through a dim hallway to his office.
It was impossible to read by the dim light of the fire.
She's not the brightest kid in the class -- in fact, she's quite dim.
The boy's just a little dim.
The lights were dim.
There was enough starlight coming in the window to make out the dim shapes of bunkbeds and rucksacks.
There was nothing in the room but a table, a chair, and a dim lamp.
We could only see a dim outline of a ship in the distance.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He turned, his eyes resting momentarily upon the dim, grey shape of the funerary couch.
His face shadowed by the dim light, he crept out and slipped through a door behind the bridge.
That first visit when I stayed at the Al Ain Hilton seemed in the dim past.
The reading light over her seat is dim.
There were those in the dim corridors of Headquarters who said that his rise had been too fast.

THESAURUS► dark

if a place is dark, there is little or no light: · The room was very dark.· No, you can’t play outside, it’s too dark.· It was a dark night with clouds covering the moon.

► dimly-lit

a dimly-lit building or place is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright: · a dimly-lit restaurant· The church was dimly lit.

► dim

a dim light is fairly dark: · The camera can take good pictures even in dim lighting.· The evening sky grew dim.

► darkened

a darkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or the curtains have been drawn: · The prisoner lay in a darkened room.· The play starts with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly.

► gloomy

a gloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful: · The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke.

► murky

dark and difficult to see through – used especially about water: · the murky waters of the lake· I could hardly see him in the murky light of the bar.

► pitch-dark/pitch-black

completely dark, so that nothing can be seen: · It was pitch-dark inside the shed.

► shady

a shady place is cooler and darker than the area around it, because the light of the sun cannot reach it: · It was nice and shady under the trees.· They found a shady spot for a picnic.

Longman Language Activatornot bright► pale

light that is pale is not bright and has very little colour in it: · I couldn't get to sleep until I saw the first pale light of dawn.· The sunlight through the thick clouds was pale and cool that morning.· The banks of the river are bathed in pale moonlight.

► dim

a dim light or lamp is not bright and makes it difficult for you to see - use this about lights inside rooms or buildings, not the light outside: · It was impossible to read by the dim light of the fire.· There was nothing in the room but a table, a chair, and a dim lamp.· Dying embers gave out a dim glow in the hearth.

► weak

weak light is not bright, especially when you need it to be brighter, or when it was brighter before: · In the weak light inside the bus Tom couldn't see to read.· the weak glow of the dashboard lights

► poor/bad

poor or bad light is not bright enough, so that it is difficult for you to work or see what you are doing: · Reading in poor light is very bad for the eyes.· It was difficult to find our way down the mountain in the mist and bad light.

► soft

soft light is not bright, in a way that is pleasant and relaxing: · In the soft evening light Sonya looked ten years younger.· The restaurant has a romantic atmosphere with soft lights and background music.

► low

low lighting is fairly dark, so that a place seems pleasant and relaxing - use this about the light in rooms or buildings, not the light outside: · For our anniversary, let's go to a restaurant with low lights and soft music.· It was a while before Samuel's eyes got used to the low lighting of the intensive care unit.

to think that someone or something is bad or morally wrong► disapprove

to think that someone or something is bad, morally wrong, or very stupid: · I could tell from my mother's face that she disapproved.disapprove of: · A lot of church leaders disapproved of the book when it was first published.disapprove of somebody doing something: · My friends disapprove of me smoking.strongly disapprove (=disapprove very much): · I strongly disapprove of any form of gambling.

► do not approve

to think that someone or something is bad, morally wrong, or very stupid: do not approve of: · His mother clearly did not approve of Sophie.do not approve of somebody doing something: · You know I don't approve of you smoking.

► disapproval

how you feel when you think someone's ideas, behaviour, or actions are bad or morally wrong: do something with disapproval: · She looked at our clothes with obvious disapproval.somebody's disapproval/the disapproval of somebody: · Peter was determined to go to art school, despite his parents' disapproval.

► think something is wrong

to think that something is morally wrong and should not happen: · A lot of people now think that killing animals for food is wrong.think it is wrong to do something: · I think it's wrong to hit a child, whatever the circumstances.

► frown on/upon

if a group of people frown on or upon a particular kind of behaviour, they think that it is not the right way to behave: · The people who went to church frowned on those who spent Sunday mornings in bed.· Romantic relationships between teachers and students are frowned upon by the college authorities.

► take a dim view of

to disapprove of someone's behaviour - use this especially about someone in authority or someone who could take action to stop the behaviour: · The school takes a very dim view of this behaviour.· The electorate took a dim view of the tax increase.

► have a low opinion of

to think that a particular person or group of people has a bad character, so that you do not respect them: · I'm afraid I have a rather low opinion of Mr Evans.· He had a very low opinion of insurance salesmen.

► think badly of

to disapprove of someone because of a particular thing they have done: · I didn't want my parents or teachers to think badly of me.· Please, Harry, you mustn't think badly of me. I had no choice.

► not hold with

informal to strongly disapprove of a particular kind of behaviour, attitude, or idea: · I don't hold with racism. Never have, never will.· Many of the older generation simply don't hold with mixed marriages.

when something cannot be seen or is difficult to see► invisible

if something is invisible , it cannot be seen: · The gas is invisible but highly dangerous.· Word Perfect uses invisible codes for many different functions.· He nodded toward the distant ship, invisible in the darkness.invisible to the naked eye (=invisible without using special instruments to help you): · The space probe can photograph parts of the electronic spectrum that are invisible to the naked eye.

► out of sight

if someone or something is out of sight , you cannot see them, for example because they are too far away or they are behind something else: · Jim waited until his parents' car was out of sight and then left the house.· It's best to keep your purse out of sight in this office.drop/pass out of sight (=move to a position where you cannot be seen): · We both quickly dropped out of sight behind the desk.· The car passed out of sight over the hill. out of sight of: · He would punch and kick me as soon as we were out of sight of the teachers.

► lose sight of

to no longer be able to see someone or something because they have moved too far away from you, especially when you are chasing them: · Police lost sight of the man when he ran into a crowd of people.· They gave up the chase, losing sight of the car as it turned the corner.

► dim

: dim shape/outline/figure etc one that is difficult to see because it is too far away or because there is not enough light: · He saw the dim outline of the taxi-driver's head inside the cab.· There was enough starlight coming in the window to make out the dim shapes of bunkbeds and rucksacks.

► indistinct

something that is indistinct is difficult to see because its edges are unclear or it is very small: · Even with the binoculars, I could barely make out the indistinct shapes gliding through the water.· All the police have to go on is a grainy, indistinct video clip.

► blind spot

part of a place that is within the area that you can see, but that you cannot see properly or easily: · His son walked into his blind spot just as he was reversing the car.· The recent escapes have prompted prison officers to install video camera surveillance of the blind spot.

not intelligent► not very bright/intelligent/clever/smart

also not too bright/intelligent/clever/smart someone who is not very bright/intelligent/clever/smart is unable to learn and understand things quickly and easily: · Sometimes I think Sheila just isn't very bright.· Saja may be handsome, but he's not too smart.· Franco works hard but he isn't really very intelligent.· He treated me like a young and not very clever child.

► stupid

not at all intelligent: · She talks to us as if we're completely stupid.· Poor Larry's too stupid to realize when you're making fun of him.· It's only stupid people who believe in all that astrology mumbo-jumbo.

► dumb

especially American, spoken not at all intelligent: · The athletic guys were seen as 'cute but dumb'.· You're so dumb, Clarissa!· If we look dumb enough, someone's bound to come and help us out.

► thick

British informal not at all intelligent: · He's a nice boy, but he's a bit thick, isn't he?· Not wishing to appear thick, but what exactly are you doing?as thick as two short planks (=very stupid): · Some of the students they let in these days are as thick as two short planks.

► dim

informal unintelligent and very slow to learn: · She's not the brightest kid in the class -- in fact, she's quite dim.· I'm playing a guy who's well-meaning but kind of dim.

► brainless

informal completely stupid: · My sister's latest boyfriend is pretty brainless; it's impossible to have a conversation with him.· 'You brainless scum!' he shouted after the departing boys.

► gormless

British informal very stupid - use this especially to describe someone who looks stupid or who never has their own ideas: · He just sat there with his mouth open looking really gormless.· a grinning, gormless boy

► unintelligent

formal not as intelligent as most people: · It would be a mistake to assume that all football players are unintelligent.· He may not be as bright as his sister, but he's far from unintelligent.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► in the dim and distant past

humorous (=a long time ago)· Back in the dim and distant past when I was at school, computers didn’t exist.

► the dim and distant future

(=a very long time from now)· He plans to get married in the dim and distant future.

► dim light

(=not bright)· Gradually her eyes became accustomed to the dim light.

► subdued/dim/soft lighting

(=lighting that is not very bright)

► a dim/distant memory

(=not clear, from a long time ago)· He had only dim memories of his father, who had died when he was four.

► a vague/dim outline

(=difficult to see)· I could just make out a vague outline of a barn.

► in the dim and distant past

(=a very long time ago)· I think she sang Ireland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest sometime in the dim and distant past.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► too

· The light was too dim, the newsprint wavered, the words blurred together.· For all but the larger instruments, it is too dim.· It had been refitted with a low-watt bulb practically too dim to see by, in order to save electricity.· Thankfully he was too dim to perceive the effect he had on his beloved and puffed smoke lovingly at every sourness.· And when it becomes too dim, it must be abandoned and replaced.· I looked at the altimeter, but it was too dim to read.

► very

· The shape of Cancer always reminds me of a very dim and ghostly Orion.· The voices had become very dim, barely audible; but something else had grown penetratingly strong.· He felt at bay, like a very dim minister facing a hostile House.

NOUN► glow

· Outlined against the dim glow from outside, his tall silhouette filled the open doorway.· Its dim glow came from Baby Suggs' room.· The dim glow of passing headlights makes his shaved head and the shades propped on top of it shine.

► light

· Flickering beams of dim light came with it, caressing the machinery which shielded their source from direct view.· Only a dim light glowed in the direction of the stairs.· The two men looked at each other in the dim light, their faces grey and weary.· No one dared to object to him directly about his dim light, though some people grumbled about it in loud whispers.· In the dim light she could just make out some moving shapes.· The always dim lights were not working, but the soldiers no longer shone their flashlights into our faces.· At the moment it was half open, the dim light in the hall looking cool and restful after the outside glare.· They sat at the table in dim light going over pronunciations.

► memory

· His own father had died when he was four and he had only dim memories of him.· It arouses dim memories of that tragic time when the flow of milk ceased for the child, when he was weaned.· A dim memory teased the back of her mind.· In the end only a dim memory of them was left.· Antoinette had once or twice talked of it, and Thérèse herself had one or two dim memories of that time.

► recollection

· My dim recollection was that there was discussion of such questions in Mary Shelley's novel.

► sum

· Most of the dim sum is priced at $ 2 or $ 3.· Uncle Shim brought high-tea lunches, dim sum, for us.· Dim Sum Dictionary A word about dim sum in general: It is not for people who must know every ingredient.· Louise Renne, who ran unopposed for city attorney, threw a dim sum party for successful treasurer candidate Susan Leal.

► view

· Now, Pearce takes a pretty dim view of this kind of behaviour.· The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military.· I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that.· This was a particularly flimsy sounding rationale coming from Martinez, who took such a dim view of his students' prospects.· But let's assume that as a reader of this paper you take a dim view of these matters.· Most workers instinctively know this and, in most circumstances, take a dim view of union organizing efforts.· The source also revealed the dim view of the sale plan being taken by the Museums and Galleries Commission.· Science is a highly disciplined industry that has traditionally taken a very dim view of emotional expression.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in the dim and distant past

I am sure in the dim and distant past it had been filched from the wall.

► take a dim view of something

Management took a dim view of union organizing efforts.
As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller!
But let's assume that as a reader of this paper you take a dim view of these matters.
I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that.
Magistrate Rosemary Watters told Hannon this type of behaviour was unacceptable and the court took a dim view of it.
Most workers instinctively know this and, in most circumstances, take a dim view of union organizing efforts.
The electorate took a dim view of this practice when the government used it to get the consumption tax through in December.
The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military.
They were summoned to see Miss Rudge who took a dim view of the episode.

► dim recollection/awareness etc

My dim recollection was that there was discussion of such questions in Mary Shelley's novel.

单词	dimly
释义	dimdim1 /dɪm/ ●○○ adjective (comparative dimmer, superlative dimmest) Entry menu MENU FOR dimdim1 dark2 shape3 take a dim view of something4 dim recollection/awareness etc5 eyes6 future chances7 in the dim and distant past8 not intelligent Word Origin WORD ORIGINdim1 Origin: Old English Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Dying embers gave out a dim glow in the hearth. For many students the 1970s are dim history. He saw the dim outline of the taxi-driver's head inside the cab. I'm playing a guy who's well-meaning but kind of dim. I was led through a dim hallway to his office. It was impossible to read by the dim light of the fire. She's not the brightest kid in the class -- in fact, she's quite dim. The boy's just a little dim. The lights were dim. There was enough starlight coming in the window to make out the dim shapes of bunkbeds and rucksacks. There was nothing in the room but a table, a chair, and a dim lamp. We could only see a dim outline of a ship in the distance. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He turned, his eyes resting momentarily upon the dim, grey shape of the funerary couch. His face shadowed by the dim light, he crept out and slipped through a door behind the bridge. That first visit when I stayed at the Al Ain Hilton seemed in the dim past. The reading light over her seat is dim. There were those in the dim corridors of Headquarters who said that his rise had been too fast. Thesaurus THESAURUS► dark if a place is dark, there is little or no light: · The room was very dark.· No, you can’t play outside, it’s too dark.· It was a dark night with clouds covering the moon. ► dimly-lit a dimly-lit building or place is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright: · a dimly-lit restaurant· The church was dimly lit. ► dim a dim light is fairly dark: · The camera can take good pictures even in dim lighting.· The evening sky grew dim. ► darkened a darkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or the curtains have been drawn: · The prisoner lay in a darkened room.· The play starts with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly. ► gloomy a gloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful: · The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke. ► murky dark and difficult to see through – used especially about water: · the murky waters of the lake· I could hardly see him in the murky light of the bar. ► pitch-dark/pitch-black completely dark, so that nothing can be seen: · It was pitch-dark inside the shed. ► shady a shady place is cooler and darker than the area around it, because the light of the sun cannot reach it: · It was nice and shady under the trees.· They found a shady spot for a picnic. Longman Language Activatornot bright► pale light that is pale is not bright and has very little colour in it: · I couldn't get to sleep until I saw the first pale light of dawn.· The sunlight through the thick clouds was pale and cool that morning.· The banks of the river are bathed in pale moonlight. ► dim a dim light or lamp is not bright and makes it difficult for you to see - use this about lights inside rooms or buildings, not the light outside: · It was impossible to read by the dim light of the fire.· There was nothing in the room but a table, a chair, and a dim lamp.· Dying embers gave out a dim glow in the hearth. ► weak weak light is not bright, especially when you need it to be brighter, or when it was brighter before: · In the weak light inside the bus Tom couldn't see to read.· the weak glow of the dashboard lights ► poor/bad poor or bad light is not bright enough, so that it is difficult for you to work or see what you are doing: · Reading in poor light is very bad for the eyes.· It was difficult to find our way down the mountain in the mist and bad light. ► soft soft light is not bright, in a way that is pleasant and relaxing: · In the soft evening light Sonya looked ten years younger.· The restaurant has a romantic atmosphere with soft lights and background music. ► low low lighting is fairly dark, so that a place seems pleasant and relaxing - use this about the light in rooms or buildings, not the light outside: · For our anniversary, let's go to a restaurant with low lights and soft music.· It was a while before Samuel's eyes got used to the low lighting of the intensive care unit. to think that someone or something is bad or morally wrong► disapprove to think that someone or something is bad, morally wrong, or very stupid: · I could tell from my mother's face that she disapproved.disapprove of: · A lot of church leaders disapproved of the book when it was first published.disapprove of somebody doing something: · My friends disapprove of me smoking.strongly disapprove (=disapprove very much): · I strongly disapprove of any form of gambling. ► do not approve to think that someone or something is bad, morally wrong, or very stupid: do not approve of: · His mother clearly did not approve of Sophie.do not approve of somebody doing something: · You know I don't approve of you smoking. ► disapproval how you feel when you think someone's ideas, behaviour, or actions are bad or morally wrong: do something with disapproval: · She looked at our clothes with obvious disapproval.somebody's disapproval/the disapproval of somebody: · Peter was determined to go to art school, despite his parents' disapproval. ► think something is wrong to think that something is morally wrong and should not happen: · A lot of people now think that killing animals for food is wrong.think it is wrong to do something: · I think it's wrong to hit a child, whatever the circumstances. ► frown on/upon if a group of people frown on or upon a particular kind of behaviour, they think that it is not the right way to behave: · The people who went to church frowned on those who spent Sunday mornings in bed.· Romantic relationships between teachers and students are frowned upon by the college authorities. ► take a dim view of to disapprove of someone's behaviour - use this especially about someone in authority or someone who could take action to stop the behaviour: · The school takes a very dim view of this behaviour.· The electorate took a dim view of the tax increase. ► have a low opinion of to think that a particular person or group of people has a bad character, so that you do not respect them: · I'm afraid I have a rather low opinion of Mr Evans.· He had a very low opinion of insurance salesmen. ► think badly of to disapprove of someone because of a particular thing they have done: · I didn't want my parents or teachers to think badly of me.· Please, Harry, you mustn't think badly of me. I had no choice. ► not hold with informal to strongly disapprove of a particular kind of behaviour, attitude, or idea: · I don't hold with racism. Never have, never will.· Many of the older generation simply don't hold with mixed marriages. when something cannot be seen or is difficult to see► invisible if something is invisible , it cannot be seen: · The gas is invisible but highly dangerous.· Word Perfect uses invisible codes for many different functions.· He nodded toward the distant ship, invisible in the darkness.invisible to the naked eye (=invisible without using special instruments to help you): · The space probe can photograph parts of the electronic spectrum that are invisible to the naked eye. ► out of sight if someone or something is out of sight , you cannot see them, for example because they are too far away or they are behind something else: · Jim waited until his parents' car was out of sight and then left the house.· It's best to keep your purse out of sight in this office.drop/pass out of sight (=move to a position where you cannot be seen): · We both quickly dropped out of sight behind the desk.· The car passed out of sight over the hill. out of sight of: · He would punch and kick me as soon as we were out of sight of the teachers. ► lose sight of to no longer be able to see someone or something because they have moved too far away from you, especially when you are chasing them: · Police lost sight of the man when he ran into a crowd of people.· They gave up the chase, losing sight of the car as it turned the corner. ► dim : dim shape/outline/figure etc one that is difficult to see because it is too far away or because there is not enough light: · He saw the dim outline of the taxi-driver's head inside the cab.· There was enough starlight coming in the window to make out the dim shapes of bunkbeds and rucksacks. ► indistinct something that is indistinct is difficult to see because its edges are unclear or it is very small: · Even with the binoculars, I could barely make out the indistinct shapes gliding through the water.· All the police have to go on is a grainy, indistinct video clip. ► blind spot part of a place that is within the area that you can see, but that you cannot see properly or easily: · His son walked into his blind spot just as he was reversing the car.· The recent escapes have prompted prison officers to install video camera surveillance of the blind spot. not intelligent► not very bright/intelligent/clever/smart also not too bright/intelligent/clever/smart someone who is not very bright/intelligent/clever/smart is unable to learn and understand things quickly and easily: · Sometimes I think Sheila just isn't very bright.· Saja may be handsome, but he's not too smart.· Franco works hard but he isn't really very intelligent.· He treated me like a young and not very clever child. ► stupid not at all intelligent: · She talks to us as if we're completely stupid.· Poor Larry's too stupid to realize when you're making fun of him.· It's only stupid people who believe in all that astrology mumbo-jumbo. ► dumb especially American, spoken not at all intelligent: · The athletic guys were seen as 'cute but dumb'.· You're so dumb, Clarissa!· If we look dumb enough, someone's bound to come and help us out. ► thick British informal not at all intelligent: · He's a nice boy, but he's a bit thick, isn't he?· Not wishing to appear thick, but what exactly are you doing?as thick as two short planks (=very stupid): · Some of the students they let in these days are as thick as two short planks. ► dim informal unintelligent and very slow to learn: · She's not the brightest kid in the class -- in fact, she's quite dim.· I'm playing a guy who's well-meaning but kind of dim. ► brainless informal completely stupid: · My sister's latest boyfriend is pretty brainless; it's impossible to have a conversation with him.· 'You brainless scum!' he shouted after the departing boys. ► gormless British informal very stupid - use this especially to describe someone who looks stupid or who never has their own ideas: · He just sat there with his mouth open looking really gormless.· a grinning, gormless boy ► unintelligent formal not as intelligent as most people: · It would be a mistake to assume that all football players are unintelligent.· He may not be as bright as his sister, but he's far from unintelligent. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► in the dim and distant past humorous (=a long time ago)· Back in the dim and distant past when I was at school, computers didn’t exist. ► the dim and distant future (=a very long time from now)· He plans to get married in the dim and distant future. ► dim light (=not bright)· Gradually her eyes became accustomed to the dim light. ► subdued/dim/soft lighting (=lighting that is not very bright) ► a dim/distant memory (=not clear, from a long time ago)· He had only dim memories of his father, who had died when he was four. ► a vague/dim outline (=difficult to see)· I could just make out a vague outline of a barn. ► in the dim and distant past (=a very long time ago)· I think she sang Ireland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest sometime in the dim and distant past. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► too · The light was too dim, the newsprint wavered, the words blurred together.· For all but the larger instruments, it is too dim.· It had been refitted with a low-watt bulb practically too dim to see by, in order to save electricity.· Thankfully he was too dim to perceive the effect he had on his beloved and puffed smoke lovingly at every sourness.· And when it becomes too dim, it must be abandoned and replaced.· I looked at the altimeter, but it was too dim to read. ► very · The shape of Cancer always reminds me of a very dim and ghostly Orion.· The voices had become very dim, barely audible; but something else had grown penetratingly strong.· He felt at bay, like a very dim minister facing a hostile House. NOUN► glow · Outlined against the dim glow from outside, his tall silhouette filled the open doorway.· Its dim glow came from Baby Suggs' room.· The dim glow of passing headlights makes his shaved head and the shades propped on top of it shine. ► light · Flickering beams of dim light came with it, caressing the machinery which shielded their source from direct view.· Only a dim light glowed in the direction of the stairs.· The two men looked at each other in the dim light, their faces grey and weary.· No one dared to object to him directly about his dim light, though some people grumbled about it in loud whispers.· In the dim light she could just make out some moving shapes.· The always dim lights were not working, but the soldiers no longer shone their flashlights into our faces.· At the moment it was half open, the dim light in the hall looking cool and restful after the outside glare.· They sat at the table in dim light going over pronunciations. ► memory · His own father had died when he was four and he had only dim memories of him.· It arouses dim memories of that tragic time when the flow of milk ceased for the child, when he was weaned.· A dim memory teased the back of her mind.· In the end only a dim memory of them was left.· Antoinette had once or twice talked of it, and Thérèse herself had one or two dim memories of that time. ► recollection · My dim recollection was that there was discussion of such questions in Mary Shelley's novel. ► sum · Most of the dim sum is priced at $ 2 or $ 3.· Uncle Shim brought high-tea lunches, dim sum, for us.· Dim Sum Dictionary A word about dim sum in general: It is not for people who must know every ingredient.· Louise Renne, who ran unopposed for city attorney, threw a dim sum party for successful treasurer candidate Susan Leal. ► view · Now, Pearce takes a pretty dim view of this kind of behaviour.· The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military.· I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that.· This was a particularly flimsy sounding rationale coming from Martinez, who took such a dim view of his students' prospects.· But let's assume that as a reader of this paper you take a dim view of these matters.· Most workers instinctively know this and, in most circumstances, take a dim view of union organizing efforts.· The source also revealed the dim view of the sale plan being taken by the Museums and Galleries Commission.· Science is a highly disciplined industry that has traditionally taken a very dim view of emotional expression. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in the dim and distant past I am sure in the dim and distant past it had been filched from the wall. ► take a dim view of something Management took a dim view of union organizing efforts. As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller! But let's assume that as a reader of this paper you take a dim view of these matters. I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that. Magistrate Rosemary Watters told Hannon this type of behaviour was unacceptable and the court took a dim view of it. Most workers instinctively know this and, in most circumstances, take a dim view of union organizing efforts. The electorate took a dim view of this practice when the government used it to get the consumption tax through in December. The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military. They were summoned to see Miss Rudge who took a dim view of the episode. ► dim recollection/awareness etc My dim recollection was that there was discussion of such questions in Mary Shelley's novel. 1dark fairly dark or not giving much light, so that you cannot see well OPP bright: in the dim light of the early dawn a dim glow► see thesaurus at dark2shape a dim shape is one which is not easy to see because it is too far away, or there is not enough light: The dim outline of a building loomed up out of the mist.3take a dim view of something to disapprove of something: Miss Watson took a dim view of Paul’s behaviour.4dim recollection/awareness etc a memory or understanding of something that is not clear in your mind SYN vague: Laura had a dim recollection of someone telling her this before.5eyes literary dim eyes are weak and cannot see well: Isaac was old and his eyes were dim.6future chances if your chances of success in the future are dim, they are not good: Prospects for an early settlement of the dispute are dim.7in the dim and distant past a very long time ago – used humorously8not intelligent informal not intelligent: You can be really dim sometimes!—dimly adverb: a dimly lit room She was only dimly aware of the risk.—dimness noun [uncountable]
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