单词 | slim |
释义 | Word Frequency slim(slɪm) adjectiveWord forms: slimmer or slimmest 1. small in width relative to height or length 2. small in amount or quality slim chances of success verbWord forms: slims, slimming or slimmed 3. to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise 4. to reduce or decrease or cause to be reduced or decreased Derived forms slimly (ˈslimly) adverb slimmer (ˈslimmer) noun slimness (ˈslimness) noun Word origin C17: from Dutch: crafty, from Middle Dutch slimp slanting; compare Old High German slimbi obliquityWord Frequency Slim 1(slɪm) noun the E African name for AIDS Word origin from its wasting effectsWord Frequency Slim 2(slɪm) noun William Joseph , 1st Viscount. 1891–1970, British field marshal, who commanded (1943–45) the 14th Army in the reconquest of Burma (now called Myanmar) from the Japanese; governor general of Australia (1953–60) |
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