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

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 修剪; 修整

   make neat, even, or tidy by cutting or removing unwanted parts

2. vt. 削减

   reduce, especially by removing what is unnecessary

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 修剪，切除
2. 使平稳
3. 改变，修改，调整
4. <口>痛打
5. <口>欺骗
6. <口>训斥
7. 消减，削减，缩减
8. 修正方向，获得平衡
9. 持观望态度，取中间立场，两面讨好，随风转舵 ，骑墙
10. 整理，整顿，修整
11. 装饰，装点，布置
12. 使整洁
13. 平衡，保持平衡
14. 调整帆篷
15. 剪断，剪掉，剪（灯心）
16. 刨平，刨去（木料的角）

adj. 形容词

1. 整齐的，整洁的，端正的
2. 苗条的，匀称的
3. 装备齐全的
4. 情况良好的
5. 漂亮的
6. 平坦的
7. 精心照管的

n. 名词

1. 修剪，休整
2. 整齐
3. 装饰，镶边饰，装潢
4. 平衡
5. 细木工
6. 木饰条
7. 情形，状况
8. 调整
9. 准备，预备
10. 性格，性情，脾气
11. <美俚>荡妇；(与女子的)性交

adv. 副词

1. 整齐地

英英释义

Noun:

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

Adjective:

1. thin and fit;

   "the spare figure of a marathon runner"
   "a body kept trim by exercise"
   

2. of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder;

   "even the barn was shipshape"
   "a trim little sailboat"
   

3. neat and smart in appearance;

   "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"
   "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"
   "a trim beard"
   

4. severely simple in line or design;

   "a neat tailored suit"
   "tailored curtains"
   

Verb:

1. remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size;

   "pare one's fingernails"
   "trim the photograph"
   "trim lumber"
   

2. decorate, as with ornaments;

   "trim the christmas tree"
   "trim a shop window"
   

3. cut down on; make a reduction in;

   "reduce your daily fat intake"
   "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
   

4. balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces;

   "trim an airplane"
   

5. be in equilibrium during a flight;

   "The airplane trimmed"
   

6. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

7. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of;

   "dress the plants in the garden"
   

8. cut closely;

   "trim my beard"
   

9. adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. I'll have my hair trimmed tomorrow.
   明天我要修剪头发。
2. We have to trim our cost if we want to increase our profit.
   我们如果想增加利润，就必须削减开支。
3. They trim their Christmas trees with strings of colored lights.
   他们用一串串的彩灯装饰圣诞树。
4. The crew is in trim for the boat-race.
   船员们都准备就绪，等待比赛的开始。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The new house has a trim appearance.
   那幢房子有整洁的外观。
2. My daughter has a trim figure.
   我女儿身材匀称。

用作名词 (n.)

1. I'd just like a trim and don't make it too short.
   只需要修剪一下，不要修得太短。
2. Everything in his tool chest was in good trim.
   他工具箱里的东西都排得很整齐。
3. Install door waterdam and trim panel.
   安装车门挡水器和装饰板。
4. I bought a dress with golden lace trim.
   我买了条有金色花边装饰的裙子。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The gardener trimmed the hedge.
   园丁修剪树篱。
2. He trimmed his hair carefully.
   他精心地修剪头发。
3. The children were trimming the Christmas tree.
   孩子们正在装饰圣诞树。
4. You must trim your costs if you want to make bigger profits.
   你要想获得更大的利润就必须削减开支。
5. The government trimmed thousands from federal payrollers.
   政府从联邦的工资名单中削减了成千名人员。
6. The crew trimmed the sails of the ship to achieve greater speed.
   船员们随风扬帆以加快船速。
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7. His beard was freshly trimmed.
   他刚刚修剪过胡子。

经典引文

• A ship requires a different trim for every variation of the..wind.

  出自： T. Reid

• By pumping water..sideways trim can be altered to eliminate list.

  出自： C. Francis

• His trim figure and his..attractive stance.

  出自： A. Thwaite

• Into the grounds of Ham House. Across the trim lawns.

  出自： G. Swift

• He had not so trimm'd and dress'd his land As we this garden.

  出自：Richard II , Shakespeare

• Xerxes..Trimmed vain fleets for thy undoing.

  出自： J. S. Blackie

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

trim away (v.+adv.)

修剪掉 cut away neatly
trim sth ⇔ away
He has trimmed away all the rough edges on that hedge.

他已把那树篱顶部不平整的地方修剪整齐了。
Waste material has been trimmed away.

废料已被剪掉。

trim down (v.+adv.)

削减 reduce the bulk of

trim off (v.+adv.)

修剪掉 remove by cutting neatly
trim sth ⇔ off
He has trimmed off all the jagged pieces in the hedge.

他已把树篱中所有参差不齐的部分修剪掉。

trim up (v.+adv.)

把…打扮得整整齐齐 make neat in dress and appearance

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• trim beard 修剪胡子
• trim hair 修剪头发
• trim the hedge 修剪树篱
• trim the travel budget 削减旅行预算

～+副词

• trim cautiously 小心地修剪
• trim exquisitely 细致地修剪
• trim fastidiously 过分讲究地修剪
• trim judiciously 慎重地修剪
• trim symbolically 象征性地修剪
• trim tastefully 有鉴赏力地修剪
• trim away 剪断,剪掉
• trim away the edge of a photograph 剪齐相片
• trim down branches 剪下树枝
• trim off 把…修剪掉
• trim dead leaves off 剪掉枯叶
• trim off the edge of a photograph 剪齐相片
• trim off the loose threads 把露出的线头修剪掉
• trim up 修整,把…打扮得整整齐齐

～+介词

• trim between two parties 在两个党派中间采取骑墙的态度
• trim from 从…修剪去
• trim the fat from the budget 从预算中削减大的部分
• trim bushes into good shape 把树枝修剪整齐美观
• trim the branches off a tree 把树上的枝修掉
• trim with 用…装饰
• trim a dress with lace 给衣服饰花边
• trim a jacket with fur 在外套镶上毛皮

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. trim的基本意思是“修剪,修理”,指把某事物中无用的部分去掉,使之更加美观、整洁或适应需要。用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
2. trim引申可作“削减”解,尤指削减那些不必要的部分,可指为了精简而裁除人员,也可指削减某项开支。
3. trim是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
4. trim的过去式和过去分词均为trimmed。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

trim, crop, poll, prune, shear

• 这五个词的共同意思是“修剪”,其区别是：
• crop指剪去顶部,目的在于加以区分或惩罚; shear指剪匀、剪平(如修剪草坪)以改善其品质; poll指剪枝,目的在于使其生长良好; trim指剪掉多余物以改善其外在形态; prune则既可指剪去外表的多余物,又可指删去内容的无用部分,从形式到内容全面提高其品质。例如:
• They will be shearing the meadow next week.他们将在下星期修剪草地。
• We polled many trees the day before yesterday.前天,我们给树剪了枝。
• Trim off the loose threads.剪掉松开的线头。
• They were pruning roses.他们正在修剪玫瑰。
• You should prune the speech down; it's too long.你的演讲应该删掉一些,它太长了。

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、比例匀称而使外观紧凑、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。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的trymman，意为加强，准备好；最初源自该语的trum，意为强壮，稳定。

近反义词

【近义词】

• crop
• shear