di‧men‧sion W3 AC / daɪmenʃ ə n, də- / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a part of a situation or a quality involved in it 同义词 aspect

dimension of

the moral dimension of world politics

add a new/an extra/another etc dimension (to something)

His coaching has added another dimension to my game.

political/social/economic etc dimension

It is important to keep in mind the historical dimension to these issues.

You can have a spiritual dimension to your life without being religious.

2 [通常复数形式] the length, height, width, depth, or diameter of something 同义词 measurement :

a rectangle with the dimensions 5cm x 2cm

dimension of

We’ll need to know the exact dimensions of the room.

3 a direction in space that is at an angle of 90 degrees to two other directions :

A diagram represents things in only two dimensions. → fourth dimension , three-dimensional ( 1 ) , two-dimensional ( 1 )

4 dimensions [复数形式] how great or serious a problem is :

a catastrophe of enormous dimensions

COLLOCATIONS

动词

add/give/bring a new etc dimension to something Digital cameras have added a new dimension to photography.

have a new/social etc dimension Learning a language has an important cultural dimension.

take on a new/extra etc dimension (= develop in a way that is new or different ) Since I met her, my life has taken on a completely different dimension.

形容词

a new/different dimension The size of the bombs gave a new dimension to the terrorists’ campaign.

an extra/added/additional/further dimension Movies soon had the added dimension of sound.

a social/political/cultural dimension His writing has a strong political dimension.

a moral/ethical dimension The book discusses the ethical dimension involved in genetic engineering.

a spiritual dimension He was interested in the spiritual dimension to art.

the human dimension What the figures cannot show us is the human dimension of the disaster.

an international dimension The foreign players bring an international dimension to the English Premier League.