trim
verb /trɪm/
/trɪm/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they trim | /trɪm/ /trɪm/ |
he / she / it trims | /trɪmz/ /trɪmz/ |
past simple trimmed | /trɪmd/ /trɪmd/ |
past participle trimmed | /trɪmd/ /trɪmd/ |
-ing form trimming | /ˈtrɪmɪŋ/ /ˈtrɪmɪŋ/ |
- trim something to make something neater, smaller, better, etc., by cutting parts from it
修剪;修整 - to trim your hair
理发 - to trim a hedge (back)
修剪树篱 - (figurative) The training budget had been trimmed by £10 000.
培训预算削减了 1 万英镑。 - a neatly-trimmed beard
修剪得整齐的胡须
Topics Appearancec2, Gardensc2- We trimmed the bush into a heart shape.
我们把灌木丛修剪成心形。 - Trim the edges with a sharp knife.
用锋利的刀修修边。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- perfectly
- …
- get your hair trimmed
- have your hair trimmed
- to trim your hair
- to cut away unnecessary parts from something
切去,割掉,剪下,除去(不必要的部分) - trim something (off something) Trim any excess fat off the meat.
把多余的肥膘从肉上切掉。 - I trimmed two centimetres off the hem of the skirt.
我把裙子的下摆剪短了两厘米。 - trim something away/off Trim away the lower leaves.
修剪掉下面的叶子。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- perfectly
- …
- get your hair trimmed
- have your hair trimmed
- trim something (off something) Trim any excess fat off the meat.
- [usually passive] trim something (with something) to decorate something, especially around its edges
装饰,修饰,点缀(尤指某物的边缘) - gloves trimmed with fur
毛皮镶边的手套
- gloves trimmed with fur
词源Old English trymman, trymian ‘make firm, arrange’, of which the adjective appears to be a derivative. The word's history is obscure; current verb senses date from the early 16th cent. when usage became frequent and served many purposes: this is possibly explained by spoken or dialect use in the Middle English period not recorded in existing literature.
Idioms
trim your sails
- to arrange the sails of a boat to suit the wind so that the boat moves faster
Topics Transport by waterc2随风扬帆;见风转舵 - to reduce your costs
减少开支;削减费用