单词 | slimming |
释义 | slimming From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishslimmingslim‧ming1 /ˈslɪmɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] British EnglishTHIN PERSONthe activity of trying to make yourself thinner by eating less, taking exercise etcExamples from the Corpusslimming• When people join a slimming club they are, in effect, giving themselves a boost, a social reward for slimming.• I was there to give some talks on motivation and slimming and had a stand displaying my books.• No one should feel pressurised into slimming.• An example is the once highly popular low-carbohydrate method of slimming.slimmingslimming2 adjectivemaking you look thinner Solid colors are more slimming than patterns.Examples from the Corpusslimming• When people join a slimming club they are, in effect, giving themselves a boost, a social reward for slimming.• Everyone, whether on a slimming diet or not, should reduce this kind of sugar to an absolute minimum.• Some slimming magazines also publish guides to the fat and fibre content of food.• Over-eating is considered bad by the dieter, while the slimming regime is difficult but good and virtuous.• The problem is that dieting on a standard slimming regime is difficult. |
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