The shadows that the fireflame makes grow dimmer and dimmer.

阴影变得愈加黯淡，模糊不清。

I begged them to put in a dimmer.

之前跟他们说过该装个调光器。

But the light reflecting off it is 10 billion times dimmer than the Sun.

但它反射的光比太阳暗100亿倍。

The universe becomes dimmer and dimmer, illuminated only by smaller red and white dwarfs.

宇宙会变得越来越暗淡，仅由较小的红矮星和白矮星照亮（快烧尽的太阳灰渣）。

Okay, did you call the electrician about the dimmer?

有没有给电工打电话说调光器的事？

Leavitt studied stars that get brighter and dimmer over time.

莱维特研究的是随着时间的推移而变亮或变暗的恒星。

Soon, we would start to notice our daylight becoming dimmer.

很快，我们就会开始注意到，我们的日光越来越暗。

It appears that the President's chances grow dimmer day by day.

看来总统的机会日益渺茫。

First, it means more overall sunlight is scattered, making the sun appear dimmer.

首先，这意味着更多的阳光被分散了，使得太阳变得黯淡。

It seemed like KIC 8462852 was getting dimmer, and nobody really understood why.

KIC 8462852 看上去好像变得越来越暗，却无人知晓其中缘由。

Today, airstrikes and missile attacks on hospitals and clinics made those prospects even dimmer.

而今天医院和诊所遭遇的空袭和导弹袭击使停协议的前景更加暗淡。

As you were falling into a black hole, they'd see you slowing down, getting dimmer and redder.

随着黑洞，他们会看着逐渐减速，变暗和变红。

Venus, the second planet from the sun, isthe second brightestobject in the night sky, dimmer only thanthe moon.

金星，作为距离太阳第二近的行星，它在夜空中亮度仅次于月球。

Here's the challenge astronomers faced: If one star is dimmer than another, is it farther away?

果一颗星球比另一颗更加暗淡，它是不是距离我们就更远呢？

The light given off by dying stars, exploding stars, stars that literally pulse, get brighter and dimmer over time.

濒临消逝的恒星发出的光、爆炸的恒星发出的光，这些恒星会随着时间的推移而脉动，变得越来越亮，越来越暗。

No one could change tires. Install a dimmer switch. Lay some tiles. Plaster a wall. File their own taxes.

没人会换轮胎、装开关、铺瓷砖、粉刷墙壁、倒拖斗车、自己报税。

Harry's lamp seemed to grow dimmer as the cold gray light that precedes sunrise slowly crept into the room.

当黎明前寒冷的、灰白色的天光慢慢透进房间时，哈利的台灯光线似乎变暗了。

Here, the lights were much dimmer.

在这里，灯光暗了许多。

We're talking about a dimmer switch, OK?

我们正在谈论调光开关，好吗？

Its brightness changed, getting brighter and dimmer as a function of time.

它的亮度发生了变化，随着时间的推移变得更亮和更暗。