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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   trim

   • IPA[trim]

   美式

   • v.
     make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts；cut off (irregular or unwanted parts)
   • n.
     additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting color or material；decorative additions to a vehicle, typically the upholstery or interior lining of a car
   • adj.
     neat and smart in appearance; in good order；(of a person or their body) slim and fit

   • verb: trim, 3rd person present: trims, gerund or present participle: trimming, past tense: trimmed, past participle: trimmed

   • noun: trim, plural noun: trims

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts trim the grass using a sharp mower 同義詞 cut, barber, crop, bob, shorten, ... 更多clip, snip, shear, prune, pollard, mow, neaten, shape, tidy up, even up
   • ▪ cut off (irregular or unwanted parts) he was trimming the fat off some pork chops 同義詞 cut off, remove, take off, chop off, lop off, ... 更多shave off, hack off, nip off
   • ▪ reduce the size, amount, or number of (something, typically expenditure or costs) Congress had to decide which current defense programs should be trimmed 同義詞 reduce, decrease, make reductions in, cut down, cut back on, ... 更多make cutbacks in, scale down, prune, slim down, pare down, salami-slice, dock, retrench on, shorten, abridge, condense, abbreviate, telescope, truncate, curtail
   • ▪ (of a person) lose weight; become slimmer he works on trimming down and eating right
   • ▪ firm up or lose weight from (a part of one's body) the machine is ideal for trimming the waist, hips, and thighs
   • 2. decorate (something), typically with contrasting items or pieces of material a pair of black leather gloves trimmed with fake fur 同義詞 decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish, edge, ... 更多pipe, border, hem, fringe, literarybedizen
   • 3. adjust (sails) to take best advantage of the wind her jobs include trimming the spinnaker and dealing with the yacht's plumbing
   • ▪ adjust the forward and after drafts of (a vessel) by changing the distribution of weight on board, especially cargo and ballast.
   • ▪ keep or adjust the degree to which (an aircraft) can be maintained at a constant altitude without any control forces being present.
   • ▪ adapt one's views to the prevailing political trends for personal advancement.
   • 4. informal, dated get the better of (someone), typically by cheating them out of money.
   • 5. informal, dated rebuke (someone) angrily.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting color or material we painted the buildings off-white with a blue trim suede sandals with gold trim 同義詞 decoration, trimming, ornamentation, adornment, embellishment, ... 更多border, edging, piping, purfling, rickrack, hem, fringe, frill
   • ▪ decorative additions to a vehicle, typically the upholstery or interior lining of a car refinements such as air conditioning and leather trim
   • 2. an act of cutting off part of something in order to neaten it his hair needs a trim 同義詞 haircut, cut, barbering, clip, snip, ... 更多pruning, tidy-up
   • ▪ a short piece of film cut out during the final editing stage.
   • 3. the state of being in good order or condition no one had been there for months—everything was out of trim
   • 4. the degree to which an aircraft can be maintained at a constant altitude without any control forces being present the pilot's only problem was the need to constantly readjust the trim
   • 5. the difference between a vessel's forward and after drafts, especially as it affects its navigability ships' masters had to check trim and stability before departure

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. neat and smart in appearance; in good order his face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim a trim little villa 同義詞 smart, stylish, chic, spruce, dapper, ... 更多elegant, crisp, informalnatty, sharp, spiffy, archaictrig, neat, tidy, neat and tidy, as neat as a new pin, orderly, in (good) order, well kept, well looked-after, well maintained, shipshape (and Bristol fashion), in apple-pie order, immaculate, spick and span, uncluttered, straight, spruce, archaictricksy反義詞 untidy, messy, scruffy
   • ▪ (of a person or their body) slim and fit she has a trim, athletic figure 同義詞 slim, slender, lean, clean-limbed, sleek, ... 更多willowy, lissom, sylphlike, svelte, snake-hipped, streamlined反義詞 fat

   片語

   • in trim
   • trim one's sails