[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]整齐的;美观整洁的 Something that is trim is neat, tidy, and attractive.
The neighbours' gardens were trim and neat.
邻居们的花园整洁美观。
…the trim houses.
整齐的房舍
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]苗条的;修长的 If you describe someone's figure as trim, you mean that it is attractive because there is no extra fat on their body.
[approval]
The driver was a trim young woman of perhaps thirty.
司机是个大约 30 岁的身材苗条的年轻女子。
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[VERB 动词]修剪;剪 If you trim something, for example someone's hair, you cut off small amounts of it in order to make it look neater and tidier.
[V n]
My friend trims my hair every eight weeks...
我朋友每 8 个星期为我修剪一次头发。
Grass shears are specially made to trim grass growing in awkward places.
除草剪刀专门用于修剪缝隙角落里的青草。
Trim is also a noun.
His hair needed a trim.
他该理发了。
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[VERB 动词]削减;缩减 If a government or other organization trims something such as a plan, policy, or amount, they reduce it slightly in extent or size.
[V n]
American companies looked at ways they could trim these costs...
美国公司研究了能够削减这些成本的方法。
We trimmed the marketing department.
我们缩小了市场营销部的规模。
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[VERB 动词]点缀;装饰;(以…)镶边 If something such as a piece of clothing is trimmed with a type of material or design, it is decorated with it, usually along its edges.
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[usu passive]
...jackets, which are then trimmed with crocheted flowers...
另外以钩花镶边的夹克
I am wearing a plaid nightgown trimmed with white lace.
我穿着一件带有白色蕾丝花边的格子呢睡衣。
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He wears a fur-trimmed coat.
他身穿一件镶毛边的外套。
…gold-trimmed fitted furniture.
镶金边的定制家具
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[N-VAR 可变名词]装饰(物);镶边 The trim on something such as a piece of clothing is a decoration, for example along its edges, that is in a different colour or material.
...a white satin scarf with black trim...
黑边白缎围巾
The saddles feature a reflective trim for night time visibility.
这些车座的特点是带有在夜间可视的反光镶边。
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[PHRASE 短语]健康;身体状况良好 When people are in trim or in good trim, they are in good physical condition.
[v-link PHR]
He is already getting in trim for the big day...
他已经在为那个重要的日子调整状态了。
It is an excellent way of keeping my voice in trim.
那是保持我声线处于良好状态的极好办法。
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trimtrimstrimmedtrimmingtrimmertrimmestverb(-mm-)1trimsth to make sth neater, smaller, better, etc, by cutting parts from it 修剪;修整◆to trim your hair理发◆to trim a hedge (back)修剪树篱◆( figurative) The training budget had been trimmed by £10 000.培训预算削减了 1 万英镑。2trimsth (off sth) |trimsth (off/away) to cut away unnecessary parts from sth 切去,割掉,剪下,除去(不必要的部份)◆Trim any excess fat off the meat.把多余的肥膘从肉上切掉。◆I trimmed two centimetres off the hem of the skirt.我把裙子的下摆剪短了两厘米。3[usually passive ]trimsth (with sth) to decorate sth, especially around its edges 装饰,修饰,点缀(尤指某物的边缘)◆gloves trimmed with fur毛皮镶边的手套IDIOMˌtrim your ˈsails1to arrange the sails of a boat to suit the wind so that the boat moves faster 随风扬帆;见风转舵2to reduce your costs 减少开支;削减费用PHRASAL VERBˌtrim ˈdown | ˌtrim sth↔ˈdownto become smaller in size; to make sth smaller (使)变小;缩减◆Using the diet he's trimmed down from 90 kilos to 70.通过控制饮食,他的体重从 90 公斤减到了 70 公斤。noun1[countable , usually singular ]an act of cutting a small amount off sth, especially hair (尤指毛发的)修剪◆a wash and trim洗头理发◆The hedge needs a trim.这树篱得修剪了。2[uncountable , singular ]material that is used to decorate clothes, furniture, cars, etc, especially along the edges, by being a different colour, etc. (衣服、家具、汽车等的)饰物,边饰,装饰配件◆The car is available with black or red trim (= the colour of the seats).这款汽车的座椅有黑红两种颜色。◆a blue jacket with a white trim镶有白边的蓝色上衣IDIOMin (good, etc.) ˈtrim( informal) in good condition or order 状态良好;健康极佳;井然有序◆He keeps in trimby running every day. 他每天跑步保持身体健康。◆The team need to get in trimfor the coming season. 这个球队需要为下个赛季做好准备。adjective1(of a person 人)looking thin, healthy and attractive 苗条的;修长的;健康优雅的◆She has kept very trim.她的身材保持得很苗条。◆a trim figure修长的身材2neat and well cared for 整齐的;精心照管的;井然有序的SYN
well kept
◆a trim garden精心管理的花园trim/trɪm; NAmEtrɪm/
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1cut to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it: Pete was trimming the lawn around the roses. I have my hair trimmed every six weeks.trim something away/off Trim away any excess glue with a knife.► see thesaurus at
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2reduce to reduce a number, amount, or the size of something: We need to trim costs by £500m. The bill would trim the number of immigrants to the US.trim something from/off something The company trimmed £46,000 from its advertising budget.3decorate to decorate something, especially clothes, by adding things that look prettybe trimmed with something a dress trimmed with lace At Christmas, the whole family helps trim the tree.GRAMMARTrim is often passive in this meaning.4sail to move the sails of a boat in order to go fastertrim back phrasal verbto make something shorter or smaller: Trim the stems back carefully. Most airlines have trimmed back their operations.trim down phrasal verbto lose weight deliberately: Anne has trimmed down from 22 stone to 18.
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1a person who is trim is thin in an attractive healthy waySYN slim: I play tennis to keep trim. a trim figure2neat and well cared for: trim suburban gardens
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1[singular] when something is cut to make it look neater: My beard needs a trim.2in (good) trim informal in good conditionkeep/get (something) in trim If you want to get in trim for summer, try aerobics. My job was to keep the garden in trim.3[singular, uncountable] additional decoration on a car, piece of clothing etc: suede sandals with gold trim
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