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

slimadjective

uk/slɪm/us/slɪm/slimmer, slimmest

slim adjective (THIN)

A1 approving (especially of people) attractively thin:

slim hips/legs

She has a lovely slim figure.

More examples

She was of slim build with short, dark hair.
She was slim, svelte and sophisticated.
She was much slimmer than I remembered her.
You look so slim in those trousers.
He looks a lot slimmer now he's exercising.

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Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)

anorexic
be skin and bone(s) idiom
elfin
emaciated
gaunt
hatchet-faced
hollow
lissome
lithe
pinched
rangy
skinny
slenderize
slight
spindly
sylphlike
trim
underweight
waif-like
wiry

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Thin and fine

slim adjective (SMALL)

very small:

They only have a slim chance of winning (= it's unlikely that they will win).

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Extremely small

atomized
be knee-high to a grasshopper idiom
fractional
imperceptible
infinitesimal
irreducible
knee-high
Lilliputian
micro
microscopic
miniature
minuscule
minute 1
nano-
teeny
tiddly
tiny
titchy
vanishingly

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slimness

noun [ U ] uk/ˈslɪm.nəs/us/ˈslɪm.nəs/

slimverb [ I ]

uk/slɪm/us/slɪm/-mm- UK

to try to get thinner by eating less food and doing more exercise:

You don't have much lunch - are you slimming?

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Exercising & training

aerial yoga
Anti-Gravity yoga
barbell
bench press
benchpress
bodybuilding
calisthenics
cardio
cross-trainer
cross-training
crunch
exercise
firm sth up
limber
multigym
Pilates
t'ai chi
train
warm
weight training

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Diets & dieting

Phrasal verb(s)

slim down

slim sth down

slimnoun [ U ]

uk/slɪm/us/slɪm/

East African for AIDS (= a serious disease that destroys the body's ability to fight infection)

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Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses

adenovirus
antimicrobial
bacteriology
bacteriophage
C. difficile
E. coli
fungal
fungoid
fungus
germ
HIV-positive
listeria
microbe
microorganism
mould
organism
probiotic
shitake mushroom
taenia
West Nile virus

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单词	slim
释义	Contents adjective (2) slim (THIN) slim (SMALL) verb (1) slim (1) noun (1) slim (1) more…(1) slimness Contents adjective (3) slim (1) slim (2) slim (3) verb (1) slim (1) more…(1) slimming English American Business slimadjective uk/slɪm/us/slɪm/slimmer, slimmest slim adjective (THIN) A1 approving (especially of people) attractively thin: slim hips/legs She has a lovely slim figure. More examples She was of slim build with short, dark hair. She was slim, svelte and sophisticated. She was much slimmer than I remembered her. You look so slim in those trousers. He looks a lot slimmer now he's exercising. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people) anorexic be skin and bone(s) idiom elfin emaciated gaunt hatchet-faced hollow lissome lithe pinched rangy skinny slenderize slight spindly sylphlike trim underweight waif-like wiry See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Thin and fine slim adjective (SMALL) very small: They only have a slim chance of winning (= it's unlikely that they will win). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Extremely small atomized be knee-high to a grasshopper idiom fractional imperceptible infinitesimal irreducible knee-high Lilliputian micro microscopic miniature minuscule minute 1 nano- teeny tiddly tiny titchy vanishingly See more results » slimness noun [ U ] uk/ˈslɪm.nəs/us/ˈslɪm.nəs/ slimverb [ I ] uk/slɪm/us/slɪm/-mm- UK to try to get thinner by eating less food and doing more exercise: You don't have much lunch - are you slimming? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Exercising & training aerial yoga Anti-Gravity yoga barbell bench press benchpress bodybuilding calisthenics cardio cross-trainer cross-training crunch exercise *firm sth* up limber multigym Pilates t'ai chi train warm weight training See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Diets & dieting Phrasal verb(s) slim down slim sth down slimnoun [ U ] uk/slɪm/us/slɪm/ East African for AIDS (= a serious disease that destroys the body's ability to fight infection) Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses adenovirus antimicrobial bacteriology bacteriophage C. difficile E. coli fungal fungoid fungus germ HIV-positive listeria microbe microorganism mould organism probiotic shitake mushroom taenia West Nile virus See more results » slimadjective [ -er/-est only ] us/slɪm/-mm- thin, or (esp. of people) attractively thin: She’s published several slim volumes of poetry. Slim also means only a little or not much: Coaches told him his chances of making the team were slim at best. slimadjective uk/slɪm/us small or slight, especially in a way that makes success difficult: The trend was upwards, but the gains were slim. The polls show Brackett leading by a slim 51% to her opponent's 49%. The pizza delivery chain operates on a philosophy of slim margins and huge volume. a slim chance or possibility is not likely to happen or be true: The likelihood of selling the machinery at that price is slim. a slim chance/possibility A member of the board said there was only a slim chance of the merger succeeding. There is still a slim hope of the negotiations ending well for union members. a slim company or organization is one that has been made smaller, and often more effective, by reducing the number of employees it has: The result of the changes is a slimmer organization that is better able to respond to its customers. slimverb [ I or T ] uk/slɪm/us-mm- also slim (sth) down to reduce the number of people who work in a company or organization, often so that it operates more effectively:** Margins are to be widened and central expenses slimmed down. The government developed a public works program as one way of slimming the 12% jobless rate. slim (down) to sth Having slimmed down to around 1400 staff, the company is now recruiting again. slimming noun [ U ] Investors applauded the government's 10% slimming of budget spending.
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slimadjective

slim adjective (THIN)

slim adjective (SMALL)

slimverb [ I ]

Phrasal verb(s)

slimnoun [ U ]

slimadjective [ -er/-est only ]

slimadjective

slimverb [ I or T ]