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trim1 /trɪm/ ●●○ verb (trimmed, trimming) [transitive]  1  cut 剪CUT to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it 修剪 Pete was trimming the lawn around the roses. 皮特在修剪玫瑰丛周围的草坪。 I have my hair trimmed every six weeks. 我每六周剪一次头发。trim something away/off Trim away any excess glue with a knife. 用小刀修去多余的胶水。► see thesaurus at cut2  reduce 减少REDUCE to reduce a number, amount, or the size of something 削减 We need to trim costs by £500m. 我们需要削减5亿英镑的成本。 The bill would trim the number of immigrants to the US. 这项议案将削减美国外来移民的人数。trim something from/off something The company trimmed £46,000 from its advertising budget. 公司把广告预算削减了4.6万英镑。3  decorate 装饰DECORATE to decorate something, especially clothes, by adding things that look pretty 装饰，点缀〔尤指衣服〕be trimmed with something a dress trimmed with lace 饰有花边的连衣裙 At Christmas, the whole family helps trim the tree. 圣诞节时，全家都帮忙装饰圣诞树。n Grammar Trim is often passive in this meaning.4. sail 航行TTW to move the sails of a boat in order to go faster 调整〔船帆〕使航行加快5 trim something ↔ back phrasal verb to make something shorter or smaller 使变短，使变小 Trim the stems back carefully. 小心地把茎剪短。 Most airlines have trimmed back their operations. 大多数航空公司都精简了业务。6 trim down phrasal verb to lose weight deliberately 减肥 Anne has trimmed down from 22 stone to 18. 安妮的体重已经从22英石减到了18英石。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

trim• Congress plans to trim $200 million from the Pentagon budget.• Do you think the hedge needs trimming?• In February, you must trim back to a fat bud.• By trimming costs and improving service the hotel has now started to make a profit again.• The council had to trim its £21.6m spending plans by £1.4m, due to the Government's capping limits.• Could you just trim my hair at the back?• I need to trim my mustache.• Press down the edges to seal and trim off the excess pastry.• Stocks and bonds yesterday trimmed part of their losses made earlier this week.• Use a sharp knife to trim round fittings or skirting boards - obviously this needs to be done with care.• We trimmed the bushes in front of the house.• The proposed bill would trim welfare spending by $5 billion.• The house was made of gingerbread and trimmed with raisins and nuts.trim costs• Neither patients or doctors have any incentive to use purchaser power to trim costs.be trimmed with something• Her black dress was trimmed with blue ribbon.trim2 adjective  1  THIN PERSONa person who is trim is thin in an attractive healthy way 修长的，苗条健康的 SYN slim I play tennis to keep trim. 我打网球来保持体形。 a trim figure 匀称的身材2  TIDYneat and well cared for 整齐的，修剪齐整的 trim suburban gardens 修剪齐整的郊区花园

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trim• Walking to work helps her keep trim.• They appear in health club ads, fit, trim and tanned, with impossibly taut abdomens.• He looks trim and well turned out in a new dark suit.• Fashionable lacing on the waistband of these trousers helps to accentuate a trim figure.• a trim, neatly dressed young man• a trim suburban yard• Neither one spoke now as they came up the brick walk toward the trim white Cape.• It was a trim white house with a ladder leaning against it.trim figure• Fashionable lacing on the waistband of these trousers helps to accentuate a trim figure.• Men find her trim figure and neat little face with its impossibly turned-up nose, very appealing.• She glanced up to see a familiar trim figure strolling languidly out of the entrance to the Members' Enclosure.trim3 noun  1  [singular]CUT when something is cut to make it look neater 修剪 My beard needs a trim. 我的胡子需要修剪了。2  in (good) trim informal in good condition 处于良好状态keep/get (something) in trim If you want to get in trim for summer, try aerobics. 如果你想保持良好状态迎接夏天，试试有氧运动。 My job was to keep the garden in trim. 我的工作就是打理花园。3  [singular, uncountable]DECORATE additional decoration on a car, piece of clothing etc 〔汽车、衣服等的〕额外装饰 suede sandals with gold trim 镶金边的绒面革凉鞋

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trim• I'm going to the barbershop to get a trim.• Ian gave Sue's hair a trim before shampooing it.• Borough Hall was a brick building with white trim.• Ersatz wood trim out of place on a pricey sport-ute.From Longman Business Dictionarytrimtrim /trɪm/ verb (trimmed, trimming) [transitive] to remove parts of a plan, set of activities, company etc in order to reduce its costsWe need to trim the Defence budget by another £500m.The company is to trim its workforce (=reduce the number of people it employs) by 10%.Stock has shot up 54 percent this year as the firm trimmed its debt and narrowed its focus on the healthcare industry.→ See Verb tableOrigin trim1 Old English trymian, trymman “to strengthen, arrange”, from trum “strong, firm”

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trim¹ /trɪm/ verb (past tense and past participle trimmed, present participle trimming) [transitive]1.  CUT to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it:
    Pete was trimming the lawn around the roses.
    I have my hair trimmed every six weeks.
    trim something away/off
    Trim away any excess glue with a knife.
2.  REDUCE to reduce a number, amount, or the size of something:
    We need to trim costs by £500m.
    The bill would trim the number of immigrants to the US.
    trim something from/off something
    The company trimmed £46,000 from its advertising budget.
3.  DECORATE  [usually passive] to decorate something, especially clothes, by adding things that look pretty
    trim something with something
    a dress trimmed with lace
    At Christmas, the whole family helps trim the tree.
4.  SAIL to move the sails of a boat in order to go faster
     
trim something ↔ back phrasal verb
  to make something shorter or smaller:
    Trim the stems back carefully.
    Most airlines have trimmed back their operations.
trim down phrasal verb
  to lose weight deliberately:
    Anne has trimmed down from 22 stone to 18.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors: Do you want me to cut the cake? | He cut off the lower branches.
   ▪ snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors: I snipped the label off. | The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
   ▪ slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife: He slit the envelope open with a penknife. | She slit through the plastic covering.
   ▪ slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut: Someone had slashed the tyres on his car. | He tried to slash his wrists.
   ▪ saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points): Saw the wood to the correct length.
   ▪ chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces: Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe. | They chopped down the old tree. | finely chopped onion
   ▪ slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: I’ll slice the cucumber. | Slice the bread thinly.
   ▪ dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: First dice the apple into cubes.
   ▪ grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
   ▪ peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple: I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
   ▪ carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat: Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
   ▪ mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc: A gardener was mowing the lawn.
   ▪ trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater: He was trimming his beard. | Trim the excess fat off the meat.

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trim² adjective
1. a person who is trim is thin in an attractive healthy way
   SYN  slim:
    I play tennis to keep trim.
    a trim figure
2. neat and well cared for:
    trim suburban gardens

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trim³ noun
1. [singular] when something is cut to make it look neater:
    My beard needs a trim.
2. in (good) trim informal in good condition
    keep/get (something) in trim
    If you want to get in trim for summer, try aerobics.
    My job was to keep the garden in trim.
3. [singular, uncountable] additional decoration on a car, piece of clothing etc:
    suede sandals with gold trim
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ decoration noun [countable usually plural] something pretty that you put in a place or onto something to make it look attractive, especially for special occasions: Half a dozen girls volunteered to put up decorations for the dance. | We're making our own Christmas decorations this year. | You could use the ribbon as a decoration.
   ▪ ornament [countable] a small pretty object that is used in a room or house to make it look more attractive: The shelves were crammed with ornaments and souvenirs. | a glass ornament
   ▪ knick-knacks [plural] small inexpensive objects used to decorate a room: The shop sold cheap knick-knacks for tourists. | She had dusted all the ornaments and knick-knacks.
   ▪ garnish [countable] a small amount of food that is used to make a dish look nice or add taste to it: Serve the fish with a garnish of lemon.
   ▪ trim [singular, uncountable] decoration on a car, object, or piece of clothing that goes along the length of it: a white skirt with black trim along the hem
   ▪ frills [plural] a decoration on the edge of a piece of cloth that is made of many small folds in the cloth: a white blouse with frills at the cuffs
   ▪ embellishment [uncountable and countable] formal something that is added in order to make another thing seem more attractive: the colourful embellishments on a medieval manuscript | His style is simple and without embellishment.