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    dim

    US /dɪm/

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    UK /dɪm/

    B1
    adj.AdjectiveNot bright; not being clear
    The room was dim because the lamp was covered by a blanket
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo reduce the brightness of a light
    It's too bright in here, please dim that lamp
    adj.AdjectiveNot intelligent; a bit stupid or slow
    He's dim and doesn't have much in the way of brains
    adj.AdjectiveNot likely to be good or successful
    Nobody knew George was facing a dim future
    adj.AdjectiveUnlikely
    There’s only a dim chance the game will start because of all of this rain
    adj.Adjective(Of memories) vague or unclear
    I have a dim memory of the accident

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      Just like an Oppenheimer, it's caused some people to dim the lights, adorn their trilby, and recite with scorn, he who fights with monsters should be careful, lest he thereby become a monster.

    • Just like an Oppenheimer, it's caused some people to dim the lights, adorn their trilby,

      Just like an Oppenheimer, it's caused some people to dim the lights, adorn their trilby,

    B1

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    • Yum cha is more than just about the food; it's a social gathering place where family and friends can hang out or catch up over tea and a wide selection of dim sums.

      Yum cha is more than just about the food; it's a social gathering place where family and friends can hang out or catch up over tea and a wide selection of dim sums.

    • It's a social gathering place where family and friends can hang out or catch up over tea and a wide selection of dim sums.

      It's a social gathering place where family and friends can hang out or catch up over tea and a wide selection of dim sums.

    B1

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    • His sight grew very dim indeed.

      His sight grew very dim indeed.

    • seething bowls of punch that made the chamber dim with their delicious steam.

      seething bowls of punch that made the chamber dim with their delicious steam.

    B2

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    • But I feel like I'm going to turn into a human dim sum.

      But I feel like I'm going to turn into a human dim sum.

    • A human dim sum, exactly.

      A human dim sum, exactly.

    B1

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    • Oh, I love dim sum so much.

      Oh, I love dim sum so much.

    • So maybe a dim sum dish or like, this is so difficult.

      So maybe a dim sum dish or like, this is so difficult.

    A2

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    • We do that on purpose in hopes that the lighting is so dim that you can't really read all the contract papers that you're signing, but let me look through your stuff and see what we got going on.

      We do that on purpose in hopes that the lighting is so dim that you can't really read all the contract papers that you're signing, but let me look through your stuff and see what we got going on.

    • We do that on purpose in hopes that the lighting is so dim that you can't really read all the contract papers that you're signing.

      We do that on purpose in hopes that the lighting is so dim that you can't really read all the contract papers that you're signing.

    A2

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    • Gloomy Dark or dim, related to weather or lighting.

      Gloomy Dark or dim, related to weather or lighting.

    • Dark or dim, related to weather or lighting.

      Dark or dim, related to weather or lighting.

    B2

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    • mean one thing. We're going out for lunch and we're going to eat dim sum.

      mean one thing. We're going out for lunch and we're going to eat dim sum.

    • We're going out for lunch and we're going to eat dim sum.

      We're going out for lunch and we're going to eat dim sum.

    B1

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      Now, here are some words for vocabulary you may not know. "Dim." When there's a lot of

    • dark room, you say it's "dim" because there's not a lot of light. When you have a "dim"

      dark room, you say it's "dim" because there's not a lot of light. When you have a "dim"

    A2

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    • And when he thought that such another creature, quite as graceful and as full of promise, might have called him father and been a springtime in the haggard winter of his life, his sight grew very dim indeed.

      And when he thought that such another creature, quite as graceful and as full of promise, might have called him father and been a springtime in the haggard winter of his life, his sight grew very dim indeed.

    • seething bowls of punch that made the chamber dim with their delicious steam.

      seething bowls of punch that made the chamber dim with their delicious steam.

    B2