trim
英 [trɪm]
美[trɪm]
- vt. 修剪；整理；装点
- vi. 削减
- n. 修剪；整齐；情形
- adj. 整齐的
- n. (Trim)人名；(意)特里姆
词态变化
第三人称单数: trims;过去式: trimmed;过去分词: trimmed;现在分词: trimming;比较级: trimmer;最高级: trimmest;
中文词源
trim 修剪，修整，装饰
来自古英语 trymian,使整齐，安排，加强，来自 Proto-Germanic*trum,坚固的，固定的，PIE*deru, 稳定的，稳固的，词源同 tree,true.引申词义修剪树枝，修整，装饰等。
英英释意
- 1. a state of arrangement or appearance;
- "in good trim"
- 2. a decoration or adornment on a garment;
- "the trimming on a hat"
- "the trim on a shirt"
- 3. attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- 4. cutting down to the desired size or shape
英文词源
- trim
- trim: [16] The origins of trim are uncertain, but it may come from an unrecorded Middle English verb *trimmen ‘arrange’, a descendant of Old English trymman or trymian ‘make stronger or firmer’
- trim (v.)
- mid-15c., probably from Old English trymian, trymman "strengthen, fortify, confirm; comfort; incite; set in order, arrange, prepare, make ready; become strong," from trum "strong, stable," from Proto-Germanic *trum-, from PIE *dru-mo-, suffixed form of *deru- "to be firm, solid, steadfast" (see true). Examples in Middle English are wanting.
Original sense is preserved in nautical phrase in fighting trim (see trim (n.)); where the verb meant "distribute the load of a ship so she floats on an even keel" (1570s). Meaning "make neat by cutting" is first recorded 1520s; that of "decorate, adorn" is from 1540s. Sense of "reduce" is attested from 1966. - trim (n.)
- "state of being prepared," 1580s, nautical jargon, "fit for sailing," from trim (v.). From 1570s as "ornament, decoration;" the meaning "visible woodwork of a house" is recorded from 1884; sense of "ornamental additions to an automobile" is from 1922. Slang meaning "a woman regarded as a sex object" is attested from 1955, American English.
- trim (adj.)
- c. 1500, "neatly or smartly dressed," probably ultimately from trim (v.) or from related Old English trum "firm, fixed, secure, strong, sound, vigorous, active." Related: Trimly; trimness.
同义词辨析
neat, tidy, trim, orderly
这些形容词均含"整齐的，整洁的"之意。
neat： 指人或物外表既清洁又整齐。
tidy： 侧重整齐，井然有序。
trim： 着重因线条清晰、比例匀称而使外观呈现出紧凑和精确、美观。
orderly： 语义比上述几个词强，最常用。指把复杂细微的东西按其内在联系安排整齐，侧重井井有条。
考试真题
- And a number of oil-producing countries are trimming their gasoline subsidies and raising taxes, so the net savings for global consumers is not as big as the oil price plunge might suggest.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- She trimmed back my flowery language, drew lines through my exclamation marks and argued for the value of restraint in expression.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
词组搭配
in trim
slim and fit
苗条而健康的
trim one's sails (to the wind)
make changes to suit one's new circumstances
随风扬帆，适应新情况
实用场景例句
- to trim your hair
- 理发
牛津词典
- to trim a hedge (back)
- 修剪树篱
牛津词典
- (figurative)The training budget had been trimmed by £10 000.
- 培训预算削减了1万英镑。
牛津词典
- Trim any excess fat off the meat.
- 把多余的肥膘从肉上切掉。
牛津词典
- I trimmed two centimetres off the hem of the skirt.
- 我把裙子的下摆剪短了两厘米。
牛津词典
- gloves trimmed with fur
- 毛皮镶边的手套
牛津词典
- Using the diet he's trimmed down from 90 kilos to 70.
- 通过控制饮食，他的体重从90公斤减到了70公斤。
牛津词典
- a wash and trim
- 洗头理发
牛津词典
- The hedge needs a trim.
- 这树篱得修剪了。
牛津词典
- The car is available with black or red trim (= the colour of the seats) .
- 这款汽车的座椅有黑红两种颜色。
牛津词典
- a blue jacket with a white trim
- 镶有白边的蓝色上衣
牛津词典
- He keeps in trim by running every day.
- 他每天跑步保持身体健康。
牛津词典
- The team need to get in trim for the coming season.
- 这个球队需要为下个赛季做好准备。
牛津词典
- She has kept very trim.
- 她的身材保持得很苗条。
牛津词典
- a trim figure
- 修长的身材
牛津词典
- a trim garden
- 精心管理的花园
牛津词典
- The neighbours' gardens were trim and neat.
- 邻居们的花园整洁美观。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- …the trim houses.
- 整齐的房舍
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- My friend trims my hair every eight weeks...
- 我朋友每 8 个星期为我修剪一次头发。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We trimmed the marketing department.
- 我们缩小了市场营销部的规模。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...jackets, which are then trimmed with crocheted flowers...
- 另外以钩花镶边的夹克
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a white satin scarf with black trim...
- 黑边白缎围巾
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典