| 词汇 | slim down |
| 释义 | slim downslim down phrasal verbphr v a) 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 something ↔ down The company is trying to slim down its workforce. 这家公司想裁减员工。 to The Cabinet has been slimmed down to 16 members. 内阁已被精简到16名成员。 b) to make your body thinner, or to become thinner, especially in order to be healthier or more attractive 减肥；变苗条 slim something ↔ down How can I slim down my hips? 我怎样才能让臀部变瘦点？ to She slimmed down to a healthy 61 kilos. 她减到了健康体重——61公斤。 —slimmed-down adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus slim down• She's really slimmed down a lot since I last saw her.• He's trying to slim down to eleven stone. slim to• Immigrants who made money often tried to slim down to appear to be longtime members of the aristocracy.• Normal mice, too, slimmed down to utter sleekness when they had a little leptin. slim to• Immigrants who made money often tried to slim down to appear to be longtime members of the aristocracy.• Normal mice, too, slimmed down to utter sleekness when they had a little leptin. → slim down at slim2(1) |
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