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1. Oxford Dictionary

   trim

   • IPA[trɪm]

   英式

   • 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 colour 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；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
   • 相關詞
   • 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, number, or cost of Congress had to decide which current defence programmes 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 trimmed down from twenty-two stone to a mere eighteen
   • ▪ 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 (a sail) to take advantage of the wind her jobs include trimming the spinnaker and dealing with the yacht's plumbing
   • ▪ adjust the balance of (a ship or aircraft) by rearranging its cargo or by means of its trim tabs.
   • ▪ 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 colour or material a red blazer with gold trim the buildings were off-white with a blue 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 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 way in which a ship floats in the water, especially in relation to the fore-and-aft line 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
   • ▪ 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

   trim tab

   • n.
     an adjustable tab or aerofoil attached to a control surface, used to trim an aircraft in flight.

   Oxford Dictionary

   in trim

   • ph.
     slim and fit

   Oxford American Dictionary

   in trim

   • ph.
     slim and fit

   Oxford Dictionary

   trim tab

   • n.
     an adjustable tab or airfoil attached to a control surface, used to trim an aircraft in flight.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   trim one's sails

   • ph.
     make changes to suit one's new circumstances

   Oxford Dictionary

   trim one's sails

   • ph.
     make changes to suit one's new circumstances

   Oxford American Dictionary

   trim one's sails (to the wind)

   • ph.
     make changes to suit one's new circumstances

   Oxford Dictionary

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   • in trim
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3. • 更多解釋

   trim

   • IPA[trim]

   美式

   • v.
     make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts: trim the grass using a sharp mower
   • n.
     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
   • adj.
     neat and smart in appearance; in good order: his face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim a trim little villa

   Oxford American Dictionary

   Trim

   • IPA[trɪm]

   英式

   • a town in Meath, in the Republic of Ireland, situated to the north-west of Dublin; population ...

   Oxford Dictionary