trim

trim
(trimmed, trimming)
[with obj.]

make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts
使整齐；整修，修剪
trim the grass using a sharp mower.
用锋利的割草机修剪草地。
■[with obj. and adverbial]cut off (irregular or unwanted parts)
切除（不规则或不需要的部分）
he was trimming the fat off some pork chops.
他正把肥肉从猪排骨上切下来。
■(figurative)reduce the size, amount, or number of (something, typically expenditure or costs)
(喻)削减（开支费用等）；缩减…的规模（或数额、数量等）；减少
Congress had to decide which current defence programmes should be trimmed.
国会不得不决定该削减哪些现有的防务计划。
■[no obj.](trim down)(of a person) lose weight; become slimmer
（人）减肥；变苗条
he trimmed down from twenty-two stone to a mere eighteen.
他体重从22英石减至18英石。
■firm up or lose weight from (a part of one's body)
使（身体某一部分）变结实，变瘦
[usu. be trimmed]decorate (something), typically with contrasting items or pieces of material
（尤指用有明显差异的材料）修饰，点缀（某物）
a pair of black leather gloves trimmed with fake fur.
一副人造毛皮镶边的黑色皮手套。
adjust (a sail) to take advantage of the wind
调整（船帆）适应风力
■adjust the balance of (a ship or aircraft) by rearranging its cargo
调整负载以保持（船，飞机）的平衡
■keep or adjust the degree to which (an aircraft) can be maintained at a constant altitude without any control forces being present
使（飞机）配平
■[no obj.]adapt one's views to the prevailing political trends for personal advancement
（为个人升迁而在政治上）随大流，见风使舵
(informal, dated)get the better of (someone), typically by cheating them out of money
(非正式，旧)（尤指在钱财方面）欺骗（某人），诈骗
(informal, dated)rebuke (someone) angrily
(非正式，旧)怒斥，痛斥（某人）

noun
[mass noun]

additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material
（尤指使用反差颜色或材料的边缘）附加装饰，点缀物
suede sandals with gold trim.
镶金边的绒面革凉鞋。
[count noun]we painted the buildings off-white with a blue trim.
我们把房子漆成带有蓝色镶边的米色。
■decorative additions to a vehicle, typically the upholstery or interior lining of a car
汽车装饰（尤指车内座椅铺面或内垫衬料）
[in sing.]an act of cutting off part of something in order to neaten it
修剪，整理
his hair needs a trim.
他的头发需要修剪。
■[count noun]a short piece of film cut out during the final editing stage
（电影剪辑后的）废片
the state of being in good order or condition
良好的状态（或情况）
no one had been there for months—everything was out of trim.
有好几个月没人去过那里了——一切都是乱糟糟的。
the degree to which an aircraft can be maintained at a constant altitude without any control forces being present
配平（飞机在没有控制力情况下保持恒定高度的程度）
the pilot's only problem was the need to constantly readjust the trim.
该飞行员的惟一问题就是需要时刻调整配平。
the way in which a ship floats in the water, especially in relation to the fore-and-aft line
（船在水中的）水平位势

(trimmer, trimmest)

neat and smart in appearance; in good order
（外表）整洁的；整齐的，挺括的
she kept her husband's clothes neat and trim.
她使丈夫的衣服保持整洁干净。
a trim little villa.
一座整洁的小别墅。
■(of a person or their body) slim and fit
（人，身材）苗条的，修长的
she has a trim, athletic figure.
她体型修长而匀称。

常用词组
in trim

slim and fit
苗条而健康的
■(Nautical)in good order
(航海)匀平的，平整的

trim one's sails (to the wind)

make changes to suit one's new circumstances
随风扬帆，适应新情况

派生
trimly
adverb
trimness
noun
语源

Old English trymman, trymian 'make firm, arrange', of which the adjective appears to be a derivative. The word's history is obscure; current verb senses date from the early 16th cent. when usage became frequent and served many purposes: this is possibly explained by spoken or dialect use in the Middle English period not recorded in extant literature

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