学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2000 dim

今天我们要学的是dim.  Dim 做为动词，意思是变暗。美国华盛顿州发生泥石流，造成多人死亡，Hope for survivors¹ of  the landslide² dims as the number of victims grows. 随着泥石流遇难者人数的增加，发现幸存者的希望也变得越来越渺茫。Falling Chinese stock prices and losses in Alibaba's IPO have dimmed the luster³ of Hong Kong's stock market. 中国公司股票的下跌和痛失阿里巴巴在港上市使香港的股市黯然失色。美国消费者信心指数升至六年最高点，然而，The upbeat outlook was somewhat dimmed by new home sales numbers which hit a five-month low. 新屋销售量出现五个月来最低水平，使消费者的乐观情绪多多少少受到了打击。好的，今天我们学习的词是 dim,  dim,  dim...

1 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

3 luster   

n.光辉；光泽，光亮；荣誉

参考例句：

• His great books have added luster to the university where he teaches.他的巨著给他任教的大学增了光。
• Mercerization enhances dyeability and luster of cotton materials.丝光处理扩大棉纤维的染色能力，增加纤维的光泽。