- make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts使整齐; 整修, 修剪：
trim the grass using a sharp mower.
用锋利的割草机修剪草地。
- with obj. and adverbial cut off (irregular or unwanted parts)切除（不规则或不需要的部分）：
he was trimming the fat off some pork chops.
他正把肥肉从猪排骨上切下来。
- figurative reduce the size, amount, or number of (something, typically expenditure or costs)〈喻〉削减（开支费用等）; 缩减…的规模（或数额、数量等）; 减少：
Congress had to decide which current defence programmes should be trimmed.
国会不得不决定该削减哪些现有的防务计划。
- no obj.
trim down
(of a person) lose weight; become slimmer（人）减肥; 变苗条： he trimmed down from twenty-two stone to a mere eighteen.
他体重从22英石减至18英石。
- firm up or lose weight from (a part of one's body)使（身体某一部分）变结实, 变瘦。
- usu. be trimmed decorate (something), typically with contrasting items or pieces of material（尤指用有明显差异的材料）修饰, 点缀（某物）：
a pair of black leather gloves trimmed with fake fur.
一副人造毛皮镶边的黑色皮手套。
- adjust (a sail) to take advantage of the wind调整（船帆）利用风力。
- adjust the balance of (a ship or aircraft) by rearranging its cargo调整负载以保持（船, 飞机）的平衡。
- keep or adjust the degree to which (an aircraft) can be maintained at a constant altitude without any control forces being present使（飞机）配平。
- no obj. adapt one's views to the prevailing political trends for personal advancement（为个人升迁而在政治上）随大流, 见风使舵。
- informal, dated get the better of (someone), typically by cheating them out of money〈非正式, 旧〉（尤指在钱财方面）欺骗（某人）, 诈骗。
- informal, dated rebuke (someone) angrily〈非正式, 旧〉怒斥, 痛斥（某人）。
- additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material（尤指使用反差颜色或材料的边缘）附加装饰, 点缀物：
suede sandals with gold trim
镶金边的绒面革凉鞋
count noun we painted the buildings off-white with a blue trim.我们把房子漆成带有蓝色镶边的米色。
- decorative additions to a vehicle, typically the upholstery or interior lining of a car汽车装饰（尤指车内座椅铺面或内垫衬料）。
- in sing. an act of cutting off part of something in order to neaten it修剪, 整理：
his hair needs a trim.
他的头发需要修剪。
- count noun a short piece of film cut out during the final editing stage（电影剪辑后的）废片。
- the state of being in good order or condition良好的状态（或情况）：
no one had been there for months - everything was out of trim.
有好几个月没人去过那里了——一切都是乱糟糟的。
- the degree to which an aircraft can be maintained at a constant altitude without any control forces being present配平（飞机在没有控制力情况下保持恒定高度的程度）：
the pilot's only problem was the need to constantly readjust the trim.
该飞行员的惟一问题就是需要时刻调整配平。
- the way in which a ship floats in the water, especially in relation to the fore-and-aft line（船在水中的）水平位势。
trimmer, trimmest
- neat and smart in appearance; in good order（外表）整洁的; 整齐的, 情况良好的：
she kept her husband's clothes neat and trim
她使丈夫的衣服保持整洁干净
a trim little villa.
一座整洁的小别墅。
- (of a person or their body) slim and fit（人, 身材）苗条的, 修长的：
she has a trim, athletic figure.
她体型修长而健壮。
in trim
- slim and fit苗条而健康的。
- Nautical in good order【航海】匀平的, 平整的。
trim one's sails (to the wind)
- make changes to suit one's new circumstances随风扬帆, 适应新情况。