trim

英 [trɪm]

美 [trɪm]

v.  修剪; 修整; 切去，割掉，剪下，除去(不必要的部分); 装饰，修饰，点缀(尤指某物的边缘)
n.  (尤指毛发的)修剪; (衣服、家具、汽车等的)饰物，边饰，装饰配件
adj.  苗条的; 修长的; 健康优雅的; 整齐的; 精心照管的; 井然有序的

过去分词：trimmed　现在分词：trimming　过去式：trimmed　复数：trims　比较级：trimmer　第三人称单数：trims　

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短语用例

trim down

trim sth↔down

（使）变小；缩减
to become smaller in size; to make sth smaller
1. Trim any excess fat off the meat.
  把多余的肥膘从肉上切掉。
2. I trimmed two centimetres off the hem of the skirt.
  我把裙子的下摆剪短了两厘米。

习惯用语

trim your sails

随风扬帆；见风转舵
to arrange the sails of a boat to suit the wind so that the boat moves faster
减少开支；削减费用
to reduce your costs

in (good, etc.) trim

状态良好；健康极佳；井然有序
in good condition or order
He keeps in trim by running every day.
他每天跑步保持身体健康。
The team need to get in trim for the coming season.
这个球队需要为下个赛季做好准备。

牛津词典

verb

修剪；修整
to make sth neater, smaller, better, etc., by cutting parts from it
1. to trim your hair
  理发
2. to trim a hedge (back)
  修剪树篱
3. The training budget had been trimmed by £10 000.
  培训预算削减了1万英镑。
切去，割掉，剪下，除去（不必要的部分）
to cut away unnecessary parts from sth
1. Trim any excess fat off the meat.
  把多余的肥膘从肉上切掉。
2. I trimmed two centimetres off the hem of the skirt.
  我把裙子的下摆剪短了两厘米。
装饰，修饰，点缀（尤指某物的边缘）
to decorate sth, especially around its edges
1. gloves trimmed with fur
  毛皮镶边的手套

noun

（尤指毛发的）修剪
an act of cutting a small amount off sth, especially hair
1. a wash and trim
  洗头理发
2. The hedge needs a trim.
  这树篱得修剪了。
（衣服、家具、汽车等的）饰物，边饰，装饰配件
material that is used to decorate clothes, furniture, cars, etc., especially along the edges, by being a different colour, etc.
1. 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。
2. a blue jacket with a white trim
  镶有白边的蓝色上衣

adj.

苗条的；修长的；健康优雅的
looking thin, healthy and attractive
1. She has kept very trim.
  她的身材保持得很苗条。
2. a trim figure
  修长的身材
整齐的；精心照管的；井然有序的
neat and well cared for
1. a trim garden
  精心管理的花园

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 整齐的;美观整洁的
Something that istrimis neat, tidy, and attractive.
1. The neighbours' gardens were trim and neat.
  邻居们的花园整洁美观。
2. …the trim houses.
  整齐的房舍
ADJ-GRADED 苗条的;修长的
If you describe someone's figure astrim, you mean that it is attractive because there is no extra fat on their body.
1. 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 youtrimsomething, for example someone's hair, you cut off small amounts of it in order to make it look neater and tidier.
1. My friend trims my hair every eight weeks...
  我朋友每 8 个星期为我修剪一次头发。
2. 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。
3. Trimis also a noun.
4. His hair needed a trim.
  他该理发了。
VERB 削减;缩减
If a government or other organizationtrimssomething such as a plan, policy, or amount, they reduce it slightly in extent or size.
1. 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。
2. 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 clothingis trimmed witha type of material or design, it is decorated with it, usually along its edges.
1. ...jackets, which are then trimmed with crocheted flowers...
  另外以钩花镶边的夹克
2. 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
Thetrimon something such as a piece of clothing is a decoration, for example along its edges, that is in a different colour or material.
1. ...a white satin scarf with black trim...
  黑边白缎围巾
2. 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 arein trimorin good trim, they are in good physical condition.
1. 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。
2. 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。

英英释义

noun

cutting down to the desired size or shape
Synonym:trimmingclipping
a decoration or adornment on a garment
1. the trimming on a hat
2. the trim on a shirt
Synonym:trimmingpassementerie
attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
a state of arrangement or appearance
1. in good trim
Synonym:trimness

verb

adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
cut down on
1. reduce your daily fat intake
2. The employer wants to cut back health benefits
Synonym:reducecut downcut backtrim downtrim backcutbring down
cut closely
1. trim my beard
Synonym:shave
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
1. pare one's fingernails
2. trim the photograph
3. trim lumber
Synonym:pare
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
1. dress the plants in the garden
Synonym:snipclipcroplopdressprunecut back
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Synonym:garnishdress
decorate, as with ornaments
1. trim the christmas tree
2. trim a shop window
be in equilibrium during a flight
1. The airplane trimmed
balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
1. trim an airplane

adj

thin and fit
1. the spare figure of a marathon runner
2. a body kept trim by exercise
Synonym:spare
severely simple in line or design
1. a neat tailored suit
2. tailored curtains
Synonym:tailored
neat and smart in appearance
1. a clean-cut and well-bred young man
2. the trig corporal in his jaunty cap
3. a trim beard
Synonym:clean-cuttrig
of places
1. even the barn was shipshape
2. a trim little sailboat
Synonym:shipshapewell-kept

双语例句

The neighbours 'gardens were trim and neat.
邻居们的花园整洁美观。
Jordan promised to trim the city budget without cutting essential services.
乔丹承诺在不减少基本服务的前提下，缩减市政预算。
Using the straight edge as a guide, trim the cloth to size
用直尺比照着，将布料裁剪成合适的尺寸。
The lawn needs a trim.
草坪得修剪了。
I asked the barber for a trim.
我叫理发师把头发修剪一下。
This machine can be used to fluff, trim and polish all kinds of outsoles.
本机适用于各种外底的起毛、修边和抛光加工。
Trim the fat off the ham
把肥膘从火腿上切除。
Trim the shrubs with shears.
用大剪刀修剪灌木丛。
The hedge needs a trim.
这篱笆需要修整了。
The barber used scissors to trim his hair.
理发师用剪刀修剪他的头发。