词汇 | trim |
释义 | trim /trɪm/ (过去式: trimmed; 过去完成式: trimmed; 现在进行式: trimming) v.t. To make tidy and neat; set in order. 使整洁;使井然有序。 To decorate or adorn, as a dress with beads or lace. 装饰;修饰(如以珠宝或花边装饰衣服)。 They trimmed the church with evergreens. 他们以常绿树装饰教堂。 To make smooth or ready for use. 使光滑;使适用。 to trim lumber by planing it 刨木使光滑。 To make neat, as the hair or a plant, by cutting or clipping; hence, to cut or clip (superfluous parts), as from a plant. 修剪(头发或树木);剪取;修除。 Be sure to trim the rosebushes. 记得修剪玫瑰花丛。 To adjust or balance, as a ship, by proper distribution of cargo. 分布舱货使船平稳。 To adjust for sailing. 准备开驶。 The crew trimmed the sails of the ship to achieve greater speed. 船员整帆准备快速行驶。 To beat, as in a game. 【口】打败(如在游戏中)。 To defraud. 【俚】诈骗。 To change (one's expressed opinions) for expediency. 改变(已陈述的意见)。 To arrange a display in (a shop window). 整理展示品。 v.i. To try to please two sides or parties at the same time; compromise. 两面讨好;妥协。 To take a certain position in the water. (船)保持平衡;顺风使帆。 To adjust one's views for expediency. (为权宜起见)修正(自己的观点)。 phrases trim in 嵌入;装入;镶入(木材等)。 trim sb's jacket 【口】殴打(人)。 trim one's course (a)(船)整帆前进。(b)改变方针进行。 trim oneself up 修饰仪表。 n. Order; adjustment; suitable condition. 秩序;调整;适当情形。 I am in no trim for rough work. 我不宜作粗事。 Dress; style; gear. 服装;式样;装束。 The inside woodwork of a building around the windows, doors, or the like. 屋内窗门等周围之木造部份。 Fitness for sailing. (船)适于开航。 Of a ship, position in the water relative to the horizontal plane. (船之)平衡状态。 Trimming. 整理;修饰。 A trimming by cutting or clipping. 修剪整齐。 phrases in (good) trim (a)整齐地;整洁地;情况好地。(b)【航】很匀称。 out of trim (a)情况不好。(b)不整齐。 trim by the bow [stern] 【航】【空】船首(机首)向下(向上)。 adj. Neat. 整洁的。 a trim ship 整洁之船。 In good order. 整齐的。 Her hair was trim. 她头发整齐。 derivatives adv. trimly. n. trimmer. n. trimness. |
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