| 单词 | trim |
| 释义 | trim (once / 287 pages) 1vnadj 2vn 3vn WORD FAMILY trim: trimly, trimmed, trimmer, trimmest, trimming, trimness, trims+/trimmed: untrimmed/trimmer: trimmers/trimming: trimmings USAGE EXAMPLESA trim black dress, its neckline marked by tiny silver squares, halts just above the knee. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) Trim the chicken thighs of scraggy bits of skin. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) The man with the trimmed beard was one of eight cases judges heard that day. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1v cut down on; make a reduction in Syn|Hypo|Hyper bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down cut have a reducing effect shorten make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration spillreduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) quenchreduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance retrenchmake a reduction, as in one's workforce slashcut drastically thin outmake sparse thinmake thin or thinner detract, take awaytake away a part from; diminish deflatereduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices inflateincrease the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value downsizereduce in size or number subtracttake off or away knock off, shavecut the price of foreshortenshorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth clip, curtail, cut shortterminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent syncopateomit a sound or letter in a word cut short, truncatemake shorter as if by cutting off drawreduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snipcultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of mark downreduce the price of decrease, lessen, minify make smaller 2v cut closely trim my beard Syn|Hypo|Hyper shave fleece, shear shear the wool from cut shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of 3v remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size trim the photograph trim lumber Syn|Hypo|Hyper pare dress cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width cut separate with or as if with an instrument 4v cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of Syn|Hypo|Hyper clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip shear cut with shears poll, pollardconvert into a pollard pinch, topcut the top off disbudthin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers tailremove the stalk of fruits or berries thin out make sparse 5n cutting down to the desired size or shape Syn|Hypo|Hyper clipping, trimming pruning the act of trimming a plant cut, cutting, cutting off the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends 6adj thin and fit a body kept trim by exercise Syn spare lean, thin lacking excess flesh 7adj neat and smart in appearance a trim beard Syn clean-cut, trig tidy marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits 8adj of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder a trim little sailboat Syn shipshape, well-kept tidy marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits 9adj severely simple in line or design 2Syn tailored plain not elaborate or elaborated; simple 1v decorate, as with ornaments trim the christmas tree trim a shop window Hyper adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. 2v decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods Syn|Hyper dress, garnish dress, dress out kill and prepare for market or consumption dressput a dressing on adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. 3n a decoration or adornment on a garment the trimming on a hat the trim on a shirt Syn|Hypo|Hyper passementerie, trimming braid, braiding, gold braid trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains minivertrimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur rickrack, ricraca narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming aglet, aiglet, aiguiletteornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform soutachea narrow braid used as a decorative trimming adornment a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness 4n a state of arrangement or appearance 3in good trim Syn|Hyper trimness neatness, spruceness the state of being neat and smart and trim 1v adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used Hyper adjust, correct, set alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard 2v balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces trim an airplane Hyper balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize bring into balance or equilibrium 3v be in equilibrium during a flight The airplane trimmed Hyper be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 4n attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation Hyper attitude position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion) |
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