adjective
slimmer, slimmest
1
- (of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slenderly built (used approvingly)（人, 身材）细长的, 苗条的; 纤细的：
her slim figure
她苗条的身材
the girls were tall and slim.
姑娘们身材修长。
1.1
- (of a thing) small in width and typically long and narrow in shape（物）狭长的：
a slim gold band encircled her wrist.
她手腕上有一条精细的金箍。
1.2
- (of a garment) cut on slender lines; designed to make the wearer appear slim（衣服）修长的; 紧身的：
a pair of slim, immaculately cut trousers.
一条紧身的、做工完美的裤子。
1.3
- (of a business or other organization) reduced to a smaller size in the hope that it will become more efficient（公司或其他组织）精简的。
2
- (of something abstract, especially a chance or margin) very small（抽象事物, 尤指机会、份额）小的; 少的：
there was just a slim chance of success
只有很渺茫的成功机会
the evidence is slim.
证据很少。
3
- S. African crafty; sly; unscrupulous〈南非〉诡计多端的; 狡猾的; 不择手段的。
- ORIGIN: Dutch.
(slimmed, slimming)no obj.
1- make oneself thinner by dieting and sometimes exercising（通过运动、节食等）减轻体重; 变苗条：
I must slim down a bit
我必须减点体重
as noun slimming an aid to slimming.减肥的辅助手段。
1.1
- with obj. make (a person or a bodily part) thinner in such a way（通过运动、节食等）使…体重减轻; 使（人, 身体部位）变苗条：
how can I slim down my hips?
我怎么才能缩减臀围？
1.2
- with obj. reduce (a business or other organization) to a smaller size in the hope of making it more efficient精简（公司或其他组织机构）, 缩小…的规模：
restructuring and slimming down the organization.
重组并精简组织。
派生词
slimly
adverbslimness
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from Low German or Dutch （from a base meaning 'slanting, cross, bad'）, of Germanic origin. The pejorative sense found in Dutch and German existed originally in the English noun slim 'lazy or worthless person'; compare with the South African usage 'crafty, sly' (sense 3).