slim
- IPA[slim]
美式
- (of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slenderly built (used approvingly)；(of a thing) small in width and typically long and narrow in shape
- make oneself thinner, especially by dieting；make (a person or a bodily part) thinner
- a course or period of slimming；a term used in parts of Africa to refer to AIDS.
noun: slim, plural noun: slim diseases
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. (of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slenderly built (used approvingly) her slim figure the girls were tall and slim 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a thing) small in width and typically long and narrow in shape a slim gold band encircled her wrist 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a garment) cut on slender lines; designed to make the wearer appear slim a pair of slim, immaculately cut slacks
- ▪ (of a business or other organization) reduced to a smaller size in the hope that it will become more efficient companies will extract all possible productivity gains from their slimmer workforces before adding people
- 2. (of something abstract, especially a chance or margin) very small there was just a slim chance of success the evidence is slim 同義詞 反義詞
動詞
- 1. British make oneself thinner, especially by dieting I need to slim down a bit 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ British make (a person or a bodily part) thinner how can I slim down my hips?
- ▪ British reduce (a business or other organization) to a smaller size in the hope of making it more efficient restructuring and slimming down the organization 同義詞 反義詞
名詞
- 1. a course or period of slimming a sponsored slim
- 2. a term used in parts of Africa to refer to AIDS.
