trim
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they trim | |
| he / she / it trims | |
| past simple trimmed | |
| past participle trimmed | |
| -ing form trimming |
- trim something
to make something neater, smaller, better, etc., by cutting parts from it 修剪；修整 to trim your hair 理发 to trim a hedge (back) 修剪树篱 - (figurative)
The training budget had been trimmed by £10 000. 培训预算削减了 1 万英镑。 a neatly-trimmed beard 修剪得整齐的胡须
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec2, Gardensc2We trimmed the bush into a heart shape. 我们把灌木丛修剪成心形。 Trim the edges with a sharp knife. 用锋利的刀修修边。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- perfectly
- …
- get your hair trimmed
- have your hair trimmed
to cut away unnecessary parts from something 切去，割掉，剪下，除去（不必要的部分） - trim something (off something)
Trim any excess fat off the meat. 把多余的肥膘从肉上切掉。 I trimmed two centimetres off the hem of the skirt. 我把裙子的下摆剪短了两厘米。 - trim something away/off
Trim away the lower leaves. 修剪掉下面的叶子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- perfectly
- …
- get your hair trimmed
- have your hair trimmed
- trim something (off something)
- [usually passive] trim something (with something)
to decorate something, especially around its edges 装饰，修饰，点缀（尤指某物的边缘） gloves trimmed with fur 毛皮镶边的手套
Word OriginOld 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 existing literature.
Idioms
trim your sails
to arrange the sails of a boat to suit the wind so that the boat moves faster 随风扬帆；见风转舵 to reduce your costs 减少开支；削减费用