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ADJ-GRADED
苗條的;纖細(xì)的;修長(zhǎng)的
A slim person has an attractively thin and well-shaped body.
例句
The young woman was tall and slim...
那個(gè)年輕的女子身材苗條修長(zhǎng)。
Jean is pretty, of slim build, with blue eyes.
珍妮非常漂亮，身材苗條，有一雙藍(lán)色的眼睛。
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VERB
(通過(guò)節(jié)食)減肥，變苗條
If you are slimming, you are trying to make yourself thinner and lighter by eating less food.
例句
Some people will gain weight, no matter how hard they try to slim...
有些人無(wú)論多么努力地減肥，都會(huì)長(zhǎng)肉。
It makes sense to eat a reasonably balanced diet when slimming.
在減肥過(guò)程中保持飲食的營(yíng)養(yǎng)相對(duì)均衡是明智的。
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ADJ-GRADED
(書、錢包等)薄的
A slim book, wallet, or other object is thinner than usual.
例句
The slim booklets describe a range of services and facilities...
這些薄薄的小冊(cè)子介紹了一系列服務(wù)和設(shè)施。
He published only three slim volumes of verse in his short life.
在他短暫的一生里，他只出版過(guò) 3 卷薄薄的詩(shī)集。
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ADJ-GRADED
(可能性)不大的，微乎其微的
A slim chance or possibility is a very small one.
例句
There's still a slim chance that he may become Prime Minister.
他仍然有一絲希望當(dāng)上首相。
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VERB
減少(產(chǎn)品);縮減(人員)
If an organization slims its products or workers, it reduces the number of them that it has.
例句
The company recently slimmed its product line.
公司最近壓縮了產(chǎn)品線。