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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

trim

英  [trɪm]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词

  • trimmer , trimmest

    1. 整洁美观的

    Something that is trim is neat and attractive.

    双语例句

    例：

    The neighbours' gardens were trim and neat.

    邻居们的花园既整洁又美观。

    2. 苗条的

    If you describe someone's figure as trim, you mean that it is attractive because there is no extra fat on their body.

    双语例句

    例：

    The driver was a trim young woman of perhaps thirty.

    司机是一位大约30岁，身材苗条的年轻女子。

    NOUN. 名词

  • trims

    1. [SING 单数型名词] 修剪

    If someone gives you a trim or gives your hair a trim, they cut off small amounts of it in order to make it look neater.

    双语例句

    例：

    His hair needed a trim.

    他的头发需要修剪了。

    2. [C, U 有变体名词] 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.

    近义词

    trimming

    双语例句

    例：

    a white satin scarf with black trim.

    一条镶着黑边的白色绸缎围巾。

    VERB. 动词

  • trims , trimming , trimmed

    1. [T 及物动词] 修剪

    If you trim something, for example, someone's hair, you cut off small amounts of it in order to make it look neater.

    双语例句

    例：

    My friend trims my hair every eight weeks.

    我朋友每8周就为我修剪一次头发。

    2. [T 及物动词] 削减

    If a government or other organization trims something such as a plan, policy, or amount, they reduce it slightly in extent or size.

    双语例句

    例：

    American companies looked at ways they could trim these costs.

    美国公司研究了能够削减成本的方案。

    3. [T 及物动词] 镶边于

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    jackets, which are then trimmed with crocheted flowers.

    镶着钩针编织花边的夹克。

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