| 词组 | trim down |
| 释义 | phrasetrim down1. trim down to reduce your weight by eating less and exercising+ to Jim started exercising and eating low-calorie food, and trimmed down to less than 150 lbs.■ SIMILAR TO: slim down2. trim sth down • trim down sth to reduce the size, number, or amount of something:+ to The new edition of the book was trimmed down to just eighty-two pages. Noriega merged the two organizations and trimmed them down to twenty-two employees.■ SIMILAR TO: cut downtrimmed-down adj only before a noun reduced in size, number, or amount: a trimmed- down version of the originaltrim down1. To become lighter or thinner by losing weight. I'm trying to trim down before my wedding this summer. 2. To cause someone or something to lose weight or become less bulky. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "trim" and "down." We need to trim down our luggage or we'll get charged a fortune at the airport! I just want to trim my belly fat down a little bit. He really could have used a good editor to trim the book down a tad. trim (oneself) downto take action to become slimmer or lose weight. I need to trim myself down before I go on vacation. I decided to trim down, but I never got around to it. You really need to trim down and stay at a lower weight. trim something downto reduce the size of something. You will have to trim the picture down to get it into the frame. Trim down the picture before you frame it. trim downv. 1. To reduce something by or as if by cutting away the excess: The company is trimming down its budget this year. The editor trimmed the long manuscript down to 200 pages. 2. To lose weight, as by dieting or exercise: The doctor advised me to trim down. |
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