trim
英 [trɪm] 美 [trɪm]
v.修剪；削减；装饰；调整帆以适应风向 adj.整洁的；匀称的 n.修剪；整齐；装饰
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◉Etymology
“Trim” 这个词源于古英语中的 “trymian”，意为 “to make firm, strengthen, arrange, set in order”，后来演变为 “trim” 表示 “修剪”、“整理” 或 “装饰”。这个词通常用来描述修剪、整理或装饰物体，使之看起来整洁、优美或合适的过程。
◉外刊例句
① She trimmed the plants in the garden to make them look more tidy and organized.
她修剪了花园里的植物，使其看起来更加整洁和有序。
——《卫报》 - 2023年1月
② The restaurant was renovated and trimmed in an especially elegant way, giving a sense of comfort.
这家餐厅经过翻新，装饰得特别优雅，给人一种舒适的感觉。
——《纽约时报》 - 2023年4月
③ The designer likes to use clean lines and trimmings on clothes to make each piece look stylish.
这位设计师喜欢在服装上使用简洁的线条和装饰，使每件作品看起来都很时尚。
——CNN - 2023年7月
◉Usage Examples
(1) I'll have my hair trimmed tomorrow.
(2) We have to trim our cost if we want to increase our profit.
(3) They trim their Christmas trees with strings of colored lights.
(4) The crew is in trim for the boat-race.
(5) The new house has a trim appearance.
(6) I'd just like a trim and don't make it too short.
(7) Everything in his tool chest was in good trim.
(8) Install door waterdam and trim panel.
(9) I bought a dress with golden lace trim.
(1) 明天我要修剪头发。
(2) 我们如果想增加利润，就必须削减开支。
(3) 他们用一串串的彩灯装饰圣诞树。
(4) 船员们都准备就绪，等待比赛的开始。
(5) 那幢房子有整洁的外观。
(6) 只需要修剪一下，不要修得太短。
(7) 他工具箱里的东西都排得很整齐。
(8) 安装车门挡水器和装饰板。
(9) 我买了条有金色花边装饰的裙子。
◉Colins
1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]整齐的；美观整洁的 Something that is trim is neat, tidy, and attractive.
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
2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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. [approval]
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。
3. [VERB 动词]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. [V n]
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。
Trim is also a noun.
His hair needed a trim.
他该理发了。
4. [VERB 动词]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. [V n]
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。
5. [VERB 动词]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. [be V-ed with n] [V-ed] [usu passive]
...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。
-trimmed
He wears a fur-trimmed coat.
他身穿一件镶毛边的外套。
…gold-trimmed fitted furniture.
镶金边的定制家具
6. [N-VAR 可变名词]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.
...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。
7. [PHRASE 短语]健康；身体状况良好 When people are in trim or in good trim, they are in good physical condition. [v-link PHR]
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。
