trim
【修剪,修整,修饰,减少,削减】
"trim" 既可以是动词也可以是名词,主要有以下几种含义:
作为动词:
- 修剪:指修整、剪去不需要的部分,通常用于头发、植物、衣物等。
- She trims her hair every month to keep it neat.
(她每个月修剪一次头发,以保持整洁。)
- She trims her hair every month to keep it neat.
- 修整,修饰:指为使某物更整齐、美观而做出的调整或修整。
- I need to trim the edges of the paper to make it fit the frame.
(我需要修剪纸张的边缘,让它适合框架。)
- I need to trim the edges of the paper to make it fit the frame.
- 减少,削减:指减少不必要的部分,常用于预算、开支、时间等。
- The company decided to trim costs by reducing staff.
(公司决定通过裁员来削减开支。)
- The company decided to trim costs by reducing staff.
作为名词:
- 修剪,修整:指修剪的部分或结果,通常指植物、头发或其他物体的修整。
- He gave his garden a trim before the party.
(他在聚会前修整了花园。)
- He gave his garden a trim before the party.
- 装饰,边饰:指衣物、家具、建筑等的边缘装饰,通常用于使物品更具吸引力。
- The dress had lace trim around the sleeves.
(这件裙子袖子边缘有蕾丝装饰。)
- The dress had lace trim around the sleeves.
- 状态,体形:用来描述一个人或物体看起来很整洁、苗条或健康。
- She looks very trim after losing some weight.
(她在减肥后看起来非常苗条。)
- She looks very trim after losing some weight.
常见搭配:
- Trim the lawn:修剪草坪
- He spends his weekend trimming the lawn.
(他周末修剪草坪。)
- He spends his weekend trimming the lawn.
- Trim the budget:削减预算
- The company is trying to trim the budget for next year.
(公司正在尝试削减明年的预算。)
- The company is trying to trim the budget for next year.