trim 的 5 个定义
trimmed, trim·ming.
- to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- to remove by or as if by cutting: to trim off loose threads from a ragged edge.
- to cut down, as to required size or shape: trim a budget; trim a piece of wood.
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trimmed, trim·ming.
- Nautical. to assume a particular position or trim in the water, as a vessel.to adjust the sails or yards with reference to the direction of the wind and the course of the ship.
- to pursue a neutral or cautious policy between parties.
- to accommodate one's views to the prevailing opinion for reasons of expediency.
- the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Nautical. the set of a ship in the water, especially the most advantageous one.the condition of a ship with reference to its fitness for sailing.the adjustment of sails, rigging, etc., with reference to wind direction and the course of the ship.the condition of a submarine as regards buoyancy.
- a person's dress, adornment, or appearance.
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trim·mer, trim·mest.
- pleasingly neat or smart in appearance: trim lawns.
- in good condition or order.
- in excellent physical condition: Swimming is a good way to keep trim.
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- trimly.
trim 近义词
neat, orderly
shapely
decoration
condition, health
cut shorter
decorate
beat, defeat
更多trim例句
- In the real world, you’d be able to appreciate the silver paint and orange wheels and trim.
- You’ll have to trim a bit off the edges, but a 36-by-24-inch frame will give you the best results.
- You can easily do an eight-inch cross cut at 90 degrees and cut lumber, hardwoods, trim, and more without much effort.
- “It’s easy to hire people but hard to trim the fat,” the exec said.
- Pacific Gas and Electric notes its plan is to clear trees at the CPUC’s 12-foot limit, and will “in some cases,” trim beyond that rate.
- His flesh is sagging a bit, but he is still trim and looks lean, sinewy and tough.
- Fold over the edges and crimp, then trim any remaining excess.
- So the following year dozens of Santas, in full red and white trim, boarded a plane to Portland.
- Rubenstein turned 65 in August, and he appears as trim and energetic as when he pulled all-nighters in the Carter White House.
- An older and firmly round fellow with a trim beard leaned his head back and fought off tears.
- Very trim and strong, and confident he looked, with the glow of youth in his cheeks, and the spark of happiness in his gray eyes.
- A trim maid then brought in the tea equipage, and Georgie did the honours with her usual unaffected grace.
- Then we mounted and took to the trail again, stripped down to fighting-trim, unhampered by a pack-horse.
- The sense, in the present passage, is evidently 'to trim,' with reference to the eyebrows.
- He scarcely dares glance at the trim ankle which she shows as she holds her dress out of the mud.