英语词汇“trim”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | adjective | noun

trimtrim1 /trɪm/ ●●○ verb (trimmed, trimming) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYtrim¹

Origin: Old English trymian, trymman to strengthen, arrange, from trum strong, firm

VERB TABLE

trim

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	trim
	he, she, it	trims
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	trimmed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have trimmed
	he, she, it	has trimmed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had trimmed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will trim
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have trimmed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am trimming
	he, she, it	is trimming
	you, we, they	are trimming
Past	I, he, she, it	was trimming
	you, we, they	were trimming
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been trimming
	he, she, it	has been trimming
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been trimming
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be trimming
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been trimming

COLLOCATIONS► trim your hair/beard/nails etc.

I need to trim my mustache.

► trim something by 10%/$4 million etc.

The bill would trim welfare spending by $5 billion.

► trim the tree

Three weeks before Christmas we get together and trim the tree (=decorate the Christmas tree).

1to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it: Someone needs to trim the hedge.trim your hair/beard/nails etc. I need to trim my mustache.2to remove parts of a plan in order to reduce its cost: trim something from/off something They plan to trim $200 million from the budget.trim something by 10%/$4 million etc. The bill would trim welfare spending by $5 billion.3[usually passive] to decorate something, especially the edges of clothes, by putting something on it: trim something with something Her black dress was trimmed with blue ribbon. Three weeks before Christmas we get together and trim the tree (=decorate the Christmas tree).4to move the sails of a boat into a position that makes the boat go fastertrim something ↔ away phrasal verb to cut small pieces off something, especially so that it looks neater SYN trim offtrim something ↔ back phrasal verb1to reduce a number, amount, or the size of something SYN cut back: Most airlines have trimmed back their operations.2to make something shorter or smaller by cutting it SYN cut backtrim down phrasal verb1 to lose weight deliberately2 trim something ↔ down to reduce the size, number, or amount of something SYN cut down: The book was trimmed down to just 82 pages.trim something ↔ off phrasal verb to cut small pieces off something, especially so that it looks neater SYN cut off, trim away: Trim off the excess pastry.