英汉词典

1. 整齐的;美观整洁的
    Something that is trim is neat, tidy, and attractive.

    e.g. The neighbours' gardens were trim and neat.
           邻居们的花园整洁美观。
    e.g. …the trim houses.
           整齐的房舍

2. 苗条的;修长的
    If you describe someone's figure as trim, you mean that it is attractive because there is no extra fat on their body.

    e.g. The driver was a trim young woman of perhaps thirty.
           司机是个大约 30 岁的身材苗条的年轻女子。

3. 修剪;剪
    If you trim something, for example someone's hair, you cut off small amounts of it in order to make it look neater and tidier.

    e.g. My friend trims my hair every eight weeks...
           我朋友每 8 个星期为我修剪一次头发。
    e.g. Grass shears are specially made to trim grass growing in awkward places.
           除草剪刀专门用于修剪缝隙角落里的青草。

4. 削减;缩减
    If a government or other organization trims something such as a plan, policy, or amount, they reduce it slightly in extent or size.

trim的意思

    e.g. American companies looked at ways they could trim these costs...
           美国公司研究了能够削减这些成本的方法。
    e.g. We trimmed the marketing department.
           我们缩小了市场营销部的规模。

5. 点缀；装饰；(以…）镶边
    If something such as a piece of clothing is trimmed with a type of material or design, it is decorated with it, usually along its edges.

    e.g. ...jackets, which are then trimmed with crocheted flowers...
           另外以钩花镶边的夹克
    e.g. I am wearing a plaid nightgown trimmed with white lace.
           我穿着一件带有白色蕾丝花边的格子呢睡衣。