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ADJ-GRADED
整齐的;美观整洁的
Something that is trim is neat, tidy, and attractive.
例句
The neighbours' gardens were trim and neat.
邻居们的花园整洁美观。
…the trim houses.
整齐的房舍
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ADJ-GRADED
苗条的;修长的
If you describe someone's figure as trim, you mean that it is attractive because there is no extra fat on their body.
例句
The driver was a trim young woman of perhaps thirty.
司机是个大约 30 岁的身材苗条的年轻女子。
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VERB
修剪;剪
If you trim something, for example someone's hair, you cut off small amounts of it in order to make it look neater and tidier.
例句
My friend trims my hair every eight weeks...
我朋友每 8 个星期为我修剪一次头发。
Grass shears are specially made to trim grass growing in awkward places.
除草剪刀专门用于修剪缝隙角落里的青草。
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VERB
削减;缩减
If a government or other organization trims something such as a plan, policy, or amount, they reduce it slightly in extent or size.
例句
American companies looked at ways they could trim these costs...
美国公司研究了能够削减这些成本的方法。
We trimmed the marketing department.
我们缩小了市场营销部的规模。
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VERB
点缀；装饰；(以…）镶边
If something such as a piece of clothing is trimmed with a type of material or design, it is decorated with it, usually along its edges.
例句
...jackets, which are then trimmed with crocheted flowers...
另外以钩花镶边的夹克
I am wearing a plaid nightgown trimmed with white lace.
我穿着一件带有白色蕾丝花边的格子呢睡衣。
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N-VAR
装饰(物);镶边
The trim on something such as a piece of clothing is a decoration, for example along its edges, that is in a different colour or material.
例句
...a white satin scarf with black trim...
黑边白缎围巾
The saddles feature a reflective trim for night time visibility.
这些车座的特点是带有在夜间可视的反光镶边。
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PHRASE
健康;身体状况良好
When people are in trim or in good trim, they are in good physical condition.
例句
He is already getting in trim for the big day...
他已经在为那个重要的日子调整状态了。
It is an excellent way of keeping my voice in trim.
那是保持我声线处于良好状态的极好办法。