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ADJ-GRADED
整齊的;美觀整潔的
Something that is trim is neat, tidy, and attractive.
例句
The neighbours' gardens were trim and neat.
鄰居們的花園整潔美觀。
…the trim houses.
整齊的房舍
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ADJ-GRADED
苗條的;修長(zhǎng)的
If you describe someone's figure as trim, you mean that it is attractive because there is no extra fat on their body.
例句
The driver was a trim young woman of perhaps thirty.
司機(jī)是個(gè)大約 30 歲的身材苗條的年輕女子。
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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.
例句
My friend trims my hair every eight weeks...
我朋友每 8 個(gè)星期為我修剪一次頭發(fā)。
Grass shears are specially made to trim grass growing in awkward places.
除草剪刀專門用于修剪縫隙角落里的青草。
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VERB
削減;縮減
If a government or other organization trims something such as a plan, policy, or amount, they reduce it slightly in extent or size.
例句
American companies looked at ways they could trim these costs...
美國(guó)公司研究了能夠削減這些成本的方法。
We trimmed the marketing department.
我們縮小了市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷部的規(guī)模。
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VERB
點(diǎn)綴；裝飾；(以…）鑲邊
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.
例句
...jackets, which are then trimmed with crocheted flowers...
另外以鉤花鑲邊的夾克
I am wearing a plaid nightgown trimmed with white lace.
我穿著一件帶有白色蕾絲花邊的格子呢睡衣。
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N-VAR
裝飾(物);鑲邊
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.
例句
...a white satin scarf with black trim...
黑邊白緞圍巾
The saddles feature a reflective trim for night time visibility.
這些車座的特點(diǎn)是帶有在夜間可視的反光鑲邊。
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PHRASE
健康;身體狀況良好
When people are in trim or in good trim, they are in good physical condition.
例句
He is already getting in trim for the big day...
他已經(jīng)在為那個(gè)重要的日子調(diào)整狀態(tài)了。
It is an excellent way of keeping my voice in trim.
那是保持我聲線處于良好狀態(tài)的極好辦法。