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Trim Trimmed 例:The Verb Adj Graded Someone's Piece Clothing

单词 trim
音标
英[trɪm] 美[trɪm]
解释
vt.修剪;整理;装饰;adj.整齐的,整洁的;修长的;苗条的;n.整齐;修剪;健康状态;装束;vi.削减;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
整齐的;美观整洁的
Something that is trim is neat, tidy, and attractive.
例:The neighbours' gardens were trim and neat.邻居们的花园整洁美观。
例:…the trim houses.整齐的房舍

ADJ-GRADED
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.
例: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。

VERB
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.
例:My friend trims my hair every eight weeks...我朋友每 8 个星期为我修剪一次头发。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例: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。
例:We trimmed the marketing department.我们缩小了市场营销部的规模。

VERB
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.
例:...jackets, which are then trimmed with crocheted flowers...另外以钩花镶边的夹克
例: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。

N-VAR
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.
例:...a white satin scarf with black trim...黑边白缎围巾
例: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。

PHRASE
健康;身体状况良好
When people are in trim or in good trim, they are in good physical condition.
例: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。
例: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。
变形
third:trims~done:trimmed~est:trimmest~ing:trimming~er:trimmer~past:trimmed~

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