dim
单词辨析：
普通用词，主要指由于光线不足或缺乏照明而变得黑暗，使人看不见眼前物体，用于比喻时则指阴险的、邪恶的。
The room is too dark to paint a picture in.
这房间光线太暗，不能在这儿画画。
Don't always focus on the dark side of things.
不要总是关注事物的阴暗面。
主要指颜色是黑色的，有时也指某处因光线不足而黑暗的。
He likes to wear a black jacket.
他喜欢穿黑色夹克。
He found a black cave.
他发现了一个黑漆漆的山洞。
强调由于黑暗或光线微弱而无法看清物体的；也可指记忆不清晰的。
You'd better not read in that dim room.
你最好不要在那个昏暗的房间里看书。
He has a dim memory of his childhood.
他对童年的记忆有些模糊不清了。
强调光线不足或微弱的；也指黎明或傍晚时周围环境灰蒙蒙的。
He sat in a dusky corner.
他坐在昏暗的角落里。
It was a dusky winter day when he returned home after a long journey.
那是一个灰蒙蒙的冬日，经过一番长途跋涉，他终于回到家了。
主要指由于烟、雾等而难以看清的，引申则指含糊难懂的。
I couldn't make out the house number in the murky light.
在昏暗的光线下我看不清房子的门牌号。
The secretary only put forward a murky suggestion.
秘书仅提出了一个模糊的建议。
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I have a dim recollection of it.
我依稀记得这事。
The judge took a dim view and I spent six years in prison.
法官对此并不赞成，我因此蹲了6年的监狱。
The light is rather dim.
灯光很暗。
Dim your lights behind that car.
开到那辆车后面时将前灯调为近光。
Her eyes dimmed with sorrow
悲痛之下，她泪眼蒙眬。
His punishing schedule seemed to dim his fire at times.
繁忙的日程似乎有时让他精力不济。