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单词 trim
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trim

verb
/trɪm/
/trɪm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they trim
/trɪm/
/trɪm/
he / she / it trims
/trɪmz/
/trɪmz/
past simple trimmed
/trɪmd/
/trɪmd/
past participle trimmed
/trɪmd/
/trɪmd/
-ing form trimming
/ˈtrɪmɪŋ/
/ˈtrɪmɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1. trim something to make something neater, smaller, better, etc., by cutting parts from it
    • to trim your hair
    • to trim a hedge (back)
    • (figurative) The training budget had been trimmed by £10 000.
    • a neatly-trimmed beard
    Extra Examples
    • We trimmed the bush into a heart shape.
    • Trim the edges with a sharp knife.
    Topics Appearancec2, Gardensc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • neatly
    • perfectly
    • …
    phrases
    • get your hair trimmed
    • have your hair trimmed
    See full entry
  2. to cut away unnecessary parts from something
    • trim something (off something) Trim any excess fat off the meat.
    • I trimmed two centimetres off the hem of the skirt.
    • trim something away/off Trim away the lower leaves.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • neatly
    • perfectly
    • …
    phrases
    • get your hair trimmed
    • have your hair trimmed
    See full entry
  3. [usually passive] trim something (with something) to decorate something, especially around its edges
    • gloves trimmed with fur
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
    4. Word OriginOld English trymman, trymian ‘make firm, arrange’, of which the adjective appears to be a derivative. The word's history is obscure; current verb senses date from the early 16th cent. when usage became frequent and served many purposes: this is possibly explained by spoken or dialect use in the Middle English period not recorded in existing literature.
Idioms
trim your sails
  1. to arrange the sails of a boat to suit the wind so that the boat moves fasterTopics Transport by waterc2
  2. to reduce your costs

trim

noun
/trɪm/
/trɪm/
Idioms
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  1. [countable, usually singular] an act of cutting a small amount off something, especially hair
    • a wash and trim
    • The hedge needs a trim.
    • I have a trim every 4–6 weeks.
    • She gave my hair a trim.
  2. [uncountable, singular] material that is used to decorate clothes, furniture, cars, etc., especially along the edges, by being a different colour, etc.
    • The car is available with black or red trim (= the colour of the seats).
    • a blue jacket with a white trim
    • The kitchen units come in white with a grey trim.
    3. Word OriginOld English trymman, trymian ‘make firm, arrange’, of which the adjective appears to be a derivative. The word's history is obscure; current verb senses date from the early 16th cent. when usage became frequent and served many purposes: this is possibly explained by spoken or dialect use in the Middle English period not recorded in existing literature.
Idioms
in (good, etc.) trim
  1. (informal) in good condition or order
    • He keeps in trim by running every day.
    • The team need to get in trim for the coming season.

trim

adjective
/trɪm/
/trɪm/
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  1. (of a person) looking thin, healthy and attractive
    • She has kept very trim.
    • a trim figure
    Topics Health and Fitnessc2
  2. neat and well cared for synonym well kept
    • a trim garden
    3. Word OriginOld English trymman, trymian ‘make firm, arrange’, of which the adjective appears to be a derivative. The word's history is obscure; current verb senses date from the early 16th cent. when usage became frequent and served many purposes: this is possibly explained by spoken or dialect use in the Middle English period not recorded in existing literature.
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