| 单词 | trim |
| 释义 | Related topics: Watertrim1 /trɪm/ ●●○ verb (trimmed, trimming) [transitive] 1 cut 剪CUT to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it 修剪 Pete was trimming the lawn around the roses. 皮特在修剪玫瑰丛周围的草坪。 I have my hair trimmed every six weeks. 我每六周剪一次头发。trim something away/off Trim away any excess glue with a knife. 用小刀修去多余的胶水。► see thesaurus at cut2 reduce 减少REDUCE to reduce a number, amount, or the size of something 削减 We need to trim costs by £500m. 我们需要削减5亿英镑的成本。 The bill would trim the number of immigrants to the US. 这项议案将削减美国外来移民的人数。trim something from/off something The company trimmed £46,000 from its advertising budget. 公司把广告预算削减了4.6万英镑。3 decorate 装饰DECORATE to decorate something, especially clothes, by adding things that look pretty 装饰，点缀〔尤指衣服〕be trimmed with something a dress trimmed with lace 饰有花边的连衣裙 At Christmas, the whole family helps trim the tree. 圣诞节时，全家都帮忙装饰圣诞树。n Grammar Trim is often passive in this meaning.4. sail 航行TTW to move the sails of a boat in order to go faster 调整〔船帆〕使航行加快5 trim something ↔ back phrasal verb to make something shorter or smaller 使变短，使变小 Trim the stems back carefully. 小心地把茎剪短。 Most airlines have trimmed back their operations. 大多数航空公司都精简了业务。6 trim down phrasal verb to lose weight deliberately 减肥 Anne has trimmed down from 22 stone to 18. 安妮的体重已经从22英石减到了18英石。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustrim• Congress plans to trim $200 million from the Pentagon budget.• Do you think the hedge needs trimming?• In February, you must trim back to a fat bud.• By trimming costs and improving service the hotel has now started to make a profit again.• The council had to trim its £21.6m spending plans by £1.4m, due to the Government's capping limits.• Could you just trim my hair at the back?• I need to trim my mustache.• Press down the edges to seal and trim off the excess pastry.• Stocks and bonds yesterday trimmed part of their losses made earlier this week.• Use a sharp knife to trim round fittings or skirting boards - obviously this needs to be done with care.• We trimmed the bushes in front of the house.• The proposed bill would trim welfare spending by $5 billion.• The house was made of gingerbread and trimmed with raisins and nuts.trim costs• Neither patients or doctors have any incentive to use purchaser power to trim costs.be trimmed with something• Her black dress was trimmed with blue ribbon.trim2 adjective 1 THIN PERSONa person who is trim is thin in an attractive healthy way 修长的，苗条健康的 SYN slim I play tennis to keep trim. 我打网球来保持体形。 a trim figure 匀称的身材2 TIDYneat and well cared for 整齐的，修剪齐整的 trim suburban gardens 修剪齐整的郊区花园Examples from the Corpustrim• Walking to work helps her keep trim.• They appear in health club ads, fit, trim and tanned, with impossibly taut abdomens.• He looks trim and well turned out in a new dark suit.• Fashionable lacing on the waistband of these trousers helps to accentuate a trim figure.• a trim, neatly dressed young man• a trim suburban yard• Neither one spoke now as they came up the brick walk toward the trim white Cape.• It was a trim white house with a ladder leaning against it.trim figure• Fashionable lacing on the waistband of these trousers helps to accentuate a trim figure.• Men find her trim figure and neat little face with its impossibly turned-up nose, very appealing.• She glanced up to see a familiar trim figure strolling languidly out of the entrance to the Members' Enclosure.trim3 noun 1 [singular]CUT when something is cut to make it look neater 修剪 My beard needs a trim. 我的胡子需要修剪了。2 in (good) trim informal in good condition 处于良好状态keep/get (something) in trim If you want to get in trim for summer, try aerobics. 如果你想保持良好状态迎接夏天，试试有氧运动。 My job was to keep the garden in trim. 我的工作就是打理花园。3 [singular, uncountable]DECORATE additional decoration on a car, piece of clothing etc 〔汽车、衣服等的〕额外装饰 suede sandals with gold trim 镶金边的绒面革凉鞋Examples from the Corpustrim• I'm going to the barbershop to get a trim.• Ian gave Sue's hair a trim before shampooing it.• Borough Hall was a brick building with white trim.• Ersatz wood trim out of place on a pricey sport-ute.From Longman Business Dictionarytrimtrim /trɪm/ verb (trimmed, trimming) [transitive] to remove parts of a plan, set of activities, company etc in order to reduce its costsWe need to trim the Defence budget by another £500m.The company is to trim its workforce (=reduce the number of people it employs) by 10%.Stock has shot up 54 percent this year as the firm trimmed its debt and narrowed its focus on the healthcare industry.→ See Verb tableOrigin trim1 Old English trymian, trymman “to strengthen, arrange”, from trum “strong, firm”trim1 verb →n GRAMMAR1trim2 adjectivetrim3 nounLDOCE OnlineChinese neater make by cutting something Business Corpus look to |
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