slim
adj
verb
slɪm
adj
1
someone
who
is
slim
is
attractively
thin
苗条的，修长的;
a
slim
young
woman
身材苗条的年轻女子
a
slim
waist
纤腰
2
very
small
in
amount
or
number
〔数量或数字〕微小的;
There’s
only
a
slim
chance
that
anyone
survived
the
crash.
这次失事有人生还的机会极为渺茫。
The
Republicans
held
a
slim
majority
in
the
Senate.
共和党在参议院中占微弱多数。
3
not
wide
or
thick
不宽的; 薄的
a
slim
volume
of
poetry
薄薄的一册诗歌集
verb
4
to
make
yourself
thinner
by
eating
less,
taking
a
lot
of
exercise
etc
[英] 〔通过节食、加强运动等〕减肥;
5
to
reduce
the
size
or
number
of
something,
or
to
become
reduced
in
size
or
number
（使）减少，（使）缩小; 裁减
slim
sth
↔
down
The
company
is
trying
to
slim
down
its
workforce.
这家公司想裁减员工。
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The
Cabinet
has
been
slimmed
down
to
16
members.
内阁已被精简到 16 名成员。
6
to
make
your
body
thinner,
or
to
become
thinner,
especially
in
order
to
be
healthier
or
more
attractive
减肥; 变苗条
slim
sth
↔
down
How
can
I
slim
down
my
hips?
我怎样才能让臀部变瘦点？
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She
slimmed
down
to
a
healthy
61
kilos.
她减到了健康体重 — 61 公斤。