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单词 slimness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
slim /slɪm/USA pronunciation   adj., slim•mer, slim•mest, v., slimmed, slim•ming. 
adj. 
  1. slender, as in the width around one's body or in form:a slim figure.
  2. poor or inferior;
    meager:a slim chance.

v. 
  1. Often, slim down. to (cause to) become slim: [no object]He's been on a diet and has slimmed down.[+ object + down]Diet and exercise will slim you down.[+ down + object]to slim down even the most overweight dieters.
slim•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
slim  (slim),USA pronunciation adj., slim•mer, slim•mest, v., slimmed, slim•ming, n. 
adj. 
  1. slender, as in girth or form;
    slight in build or structure.
  2. poor or inferior:a slim chance; a slim excuse.
  3. small or inconsiderable;
    meager;
    scanty:a slim income.
  4. Clothingsized for the thinner than average person.

v.t. 
  1. to make slim.

v.i. 
  1. to become slim.
  2. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to try to become more slender, esp. by dieting.
  3. slim down:
    • to lose weight, esp. intentionally.
    • (of a business) to reduce operating expenses;
      economize.

n. 
  1. Clothinga garment size meant for a thin person.
  • Dutch slim sly, (earlier) crooked (cognate with German schlimm bad, (earlier) crooked)
  • 1650–60
slimly, adv. 
slimness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged thin. See slender. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged insignificant, trifling, trivial, paltry.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fat.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged considerable; abundant.

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