dimension
Word family adjectivedimensionaldimensioneddimensionlessnoundimension
ldoce_069_ddi·men·sion /daɪˈmenʃən, də-/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun [countableC] 1 PARTa part of a situation or a quality involved in it 〔形势或品质的〕方面,部分 SYN aspectdimension of the moral dimension of world politics 世界政治的道德方面
add a new/an extra/another etc dimension (to something) His coaching has added another dimension to my game. 他的指导使我的技巧更进了一层。
political/social/economic etc dimension It is important to keep in mind the historical dimension to these issues. 一定要考虑到这些问题的历史背景。
You can have a spiritual dimension to your life without being religious. 即使你不信宗教,也可以在生命中拥有精神层面的内容。
→5 See picture of depth 纵深, length 长度, height 高度 ... 2 [usually plural] the length, height, width, depth, or diameter of something 大小,尺寸 SYN measurement a rectangle with the dimensions 5cm x 2cm 长五厘米、宽两厘米的长方形
dimension of We’ll need to know the exact dimensions of the room. 我们需要知道这个房间的确切大小。
4 dimensions [plural] how great or serious a problem is 〔问题的〕规模;严重程度 a catastrophe of enormous dimensions 巨大的灾难
n COLLOCATIONSverbsadd/give/bring a new etc dimension to somethingDigital cameras have added a new dimension to photography.
have a new/social etc dimensionLearning 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.
adjectivesa new/different dimensionThe size of the bombs gave a new dimension to the terrorists’ campaign.
an extra/added/additional/further dimensionMovies soon had the added dimension of sound.
a social/political/cultural dimensionHis writing has a strong political dimension.
a moral/ethical dimensionThe book discusses the ethical dimension involved in genetic engineering.
a spiritual dimensionHe was interested in the spiritual dimension to art.
the human dimensionWhat the figures cannot show us is the human dimension of the disaster.
an international dimensionThe foreign players bring an international dimension to the English Premier League.
spiritual dimension• The solution might well be an ecumenical link, or a secular organisation where we could bring a spiritual dimension.• Just as there is a material dimension there is a spiritual dimension.• All this would have fostered among lay people awareness of a spiritual dimension to life.• The links between the spiritual dimension and religion are in fact close.• People can immerse themselves in the spiritual dimension without being religious at all.• The same may be said of the renewed attention to the spiritual dimension of life.• What happens when the spiritual dimension is recognised in treatment and rehabilitation?• The spiritual dimension in creative effort comes from that honest pursuit. Origin dimension (1300-1400) Old French Latin dimetiri “to measure out”