- 整理;使整齐;修饰:
to trim up a room
把房间收拾整齐
- 修剪;剪掉;修除(树枝等)(常与 off 连用):
to trim one’s mustache
修剪胡子
to trim dead branches off a tree
从树上剪掉枯枝
She trimmed off the loose threads.
她剪掉了松散的线头。
He has had his hair trimmed.
他已经理了发了。
- 削减;减少;缩减;压缩:
We should trim off the unnecessary parts of our spending.
我们应该削减不必要的开销。
They had to trim the dictionary from 1 200 000 words to 1 000 000.
他们不得不把该词典的字数从120万字压缩到100万字。
- [美国英语]点缀;装饰:
The children are trimming up a Christmas tree.
孩子们正在装饰圣诞树。
- [美国英语]布置:
to trim a store window
布置商店橱窗
- 【航海学】安排货物(或旅客)位置使(船)平衡;平舱;调整(帆)以适应风向:
to trim the boat
调整压载使船平衡
- 【航空学】使(飞机或飞船)平飞
- 根据情况修正(意见等):
The government decided to trim their policy according to the feedback.
政府决定根据反馈修改其政策。
- [口语]骂,谴责
- [口语]痛打;殴打;痛击;彻底击败:
He trimmed the opponent in the match.
他在比赛中击败了对手。
- [口语]欺骗;诈骗