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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5969 COCA: 4920

trim

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trim1 /trɪm/ ●●○ verb (trimmed, trimming) [transitiveT]  
1 cutCUT 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 cut
2 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。
nGrammar
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
5trim something ↔ back phrasal verbphr v 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。
6trim down phrasal verbphr v 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。
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trim2 adjectiveadj  
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
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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。
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3 [singular, uncountableU]DECORATE additional decoration on a car, piece of clothing etc 〔汽车、衣服等的〕额外装饰
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From Longman Business Dictionary
trimtrim /trɪm/ verb (trimmed, trimming) [transitiveT]
to remove parts of a plan, set of activities, company etc in order to reduce its costs
We 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.
Origin trim1
Old English trymian, trymman to strengthen, arrange, from trum strong, firm
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5969 COCA: 4920
trim

verb

ADVERB | PHRASES ADVERBcarefully, neatly, perfectly仔細地/整齊地/漂亮地修剪his neatly trimmed beard他那修剪整齊的鬍鬚a perfectly trimmed lawn一處修剪完美的草坪away, off修剪掉Trim away the lower leaves.修剪掉下面的葉子。back, down (figurative) 修剪;削減We need to trim the hedge back.我們需要修剪一下籬笆。The board will be trimmed down to eight members.董事會成員將削減至八名。into修剪成⋯We trimmed the bush into a heart shape.我們把灌木叢修剪成心形。PHRASESget your hair trimmed, have your hair trimmed修剪頭髮
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5969 COCA: 4920
trim verb
cut3 (trim sb's beard) decorate (trimmed with fur)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5969 COCA: 4920
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