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slim

美 [slɪm]英 [slɪm]
  • adj.苗条的;小的;纤细的;少的;微薄的;不足的;单薄的
  • vi.(靠节食等)变苗条,减肥
  • n.(非洲)艾滋病

最高级: slimmest 比较级: slimmer 派生词: slimness n. 过去式: slimmed 现在分词: slimming 过去分词: slimmed 第三人称单数: slims

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adj.

【不规则形式】slimmer slimmest
1

苗条的;纤细的
thin, in a way that is attractive

a slim figure/body/waist

苗条的体形 / 身材;纤细的腰肢

She was tall and slim.

她是个瘦高个儿。

How do you manage to stay so slim?

你是怎样把身材保持得这么苗条的?

Many companies are a lot slimmer than they used to be (= have fewer workers) .

许多公司的员工比过去少多了。

2

单薄的
thinner than usual

a slim volume of poetry

一本薄薄的诗集

3

微薄的;不足的;少的;小的
not as big as you would like or expect

a slim chance of success

成功的可能性不大

The party was returned to power with a slim majority .

该党以微弱多数重新上台。

4


verb

V(靠节食等)变苗条,减肥
to try to become thinner, for example by eating less

You can still eat breakfast when you are slimming.

你减肥也可以吃早饭嘛!

diet
短语动词
see also slimming

noun

U(非洲)艾滋病
an African word for AIDS

slim

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 苗条的;纤细的;修长的
    A slim person has an attractively thin and well-shaped body.

    The young woman was tall and slim...

    那个年轻的女子身材苗条修长。

  • 2
    VERB (通过节食)减肥,变苗条
    If you are slimming, you are trying to make yourself thinner and lighter by eating less food.

    Some people will gain weight, no matter how hard they try to slim...

    有些人无论多么努力地减肥,都会长肉。

  • ...meals for slimmers.

    减肥餐

  • We live in a society which is obsessed with slimming.

    我们生活在一个热衷于减肥的社会。

  • 5
    ADJ-GRADED (书、钱包等)薄的
    A slim book, wallet, or other object is thinner than usual.

    The slim booklets describe a range of services and facilities...

    这些薄薄的小册子介绍了一系列服务和设施。

  • 6
    ADJ-GRADED (可能性)不大的,微乎其微的
    A slim chance or possibility is a very small one.

    There's still a slim chance that he may become Prime Minister.

    他仍然有一丝希望当上首相。

  • 7
    VERB 减少(产品);缩减(人员)
    If an organization slims its products or workers, it reduces the number of them that it has.

    The company recently slimmed its product line.

    公司最近压缩了产品线。

verb

1
take off weight
Synonym: reduce melt off lose weight slenderize thin slim down

adj

1
being of delicate or slender build
she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norri
a slim girl with straight blonde hair
watched her slight figure cross the street
Synonym: slender slight svelte
2
small in quantity
slender wages
a slim chance of winning
a small surplus
Synonym: slender

数据来源:WordNet

  1. She retains her slim figure and is free of wrinkles

    她保持着苗条的身材,脸上也没有皱纹。

  2. Pro-ana sites often feature thinspiration ( or thinspo ) : images or video montages of slim women , often celebrities1 , who may be anything from naturally slim to emaciated2 with visibly protruding3 bones .

    赞成厌食的网站上经常有“励瘦”的图片和视频,这些图片和视频剪辑的主角都是些苗条的女性,经常是明星,她们或者身材苗条自然,或者瘦骨嶙峋,骨头凸起。

  3. The industry may have to slim down even further .

    这个行业可能还得进一步压缩。

  4. She has only a slim chance of passing the exam .

    她通过考试的希望很渺茫。

  5. You can still eat breakfast when you are slimming .

    你减肥也可以吃早饭嘛!

  6. There were only slim pickings to be made at the fair .

    在交易会上只能捞些小油水。

  7. She has a beautifully slim figure .

    她的体形十分苗条。

  8. She was tall and slim .

    她是个瘦高个儿。

  9. They 're restructuring and slimming down the workforce .

    他们正对职工加以重组和裁减。

  10. Many firms have had little choice but to slim down .

    许多公司几乎别无选择,只能裁员。

  11. Some people will gain weight , no matter how hard they try to slim

    有些人无论多么努力地减肥,都会长肉。

  12. There 's still a slim chance that he may become Prime Minister .

    他仍然有一丝希望当上首相。

  13. The red dress had slim black piping around the neck .

    这条红裙的领口有细细的黑色滚边。

  14. He published only three slim volumes of verse in his short life .

    在他短暂的一生里,他只出版过3卷薄薄的诗集。

  15. Junior staff have only a slim chance of getting tenure .

    初级职员得到终身职位的机会十分渺茫。

  16. The company recently slimmed its product line .

    公司最近压缩了产品线。

  17. It makes sense to eat a reasonably balanced diet when slimming .

    在减肥过程中保持饮食的营养相对均衡是明智的。

  18. Jean is pretty , of slim build , with blue eyes .

    珍妮非常漂亮,身材苗条,有一双蓝色的眼睛。

  19. The slim booklets describe a range of services and facilities

    这些薄薄的小册子介绍了一系列服务和设施。

  20. My slimming attempts tend to go in fits and starts

    我的瘦身运动总是三天打鱼两天晒网。

  21. The young woman was tall and slim

    那个年轻的女子身材苗条修长。

  22. I 'm going to Greece in the summer so I 've got to be super slim .

    夏天我要去希腊,因此我要变得格外苗条才好。

  23. The specialist who carried out the brain scan thought Tim 's chances of survival were still slim

    给蒂姆做脑部扫描的专科医生认为他活下来的可能性仍旧渺茫。

  24. Slimming snacks that offer miraculous weight loss are a con

    有神奇减肥效果的瘦身点心是一个骗局。

  25. Mr Merrick was a slim , quiet , bespectacled man .

    梅里克先生瘦瘦的,不怎么说话,戴着副眼镜。

  26. The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim .

    行星躲过超新星爆发的几率总是十分渺茫。

  27. If you 're slimming , resisting tempting goodies becomes a measure of your ' success ' as a woman

    你要是在减肥的话,能否抗拒诱人的美食就成为衡量你作为一个女人是否“成功”的标准。

  28. In China Grace Thompson observed the great variety of loads that were carried by ' slim , erect but muscular Amazons ' .

    在中国,格雷丝·汤普森看见“苗条、挺直而强健的女人们”携带着各种物品。

  29. She is trying to get slim .

    她想要变苗条一些。

  30. She goes for tall slim men .

    她喜欢瘦高个的男子。

lean slender slight slim thin 【导航词义:瘦的,细长的】
lean v. 〈褒〉瘦的,健美的
〔辨析〕

尤指男人或动物瘦而健壮的。

〔例证〕

He was lean, tall and muscular.

他身材瘦高,肌肉结实。

He has a lean handsome face.

他的脸清瘦而英俊。

slender v. 〈褒〉苗条的,纤细的
〔辨析〕

多指女性身材修长苗条、体态优美的;形容物体时表示细或窄的。

〔例证〕

All girls want to be slender.

女孩都希望身材苗条。

The birch has smooth bark and slender branches.

桦树有光滑的树皮和细长的树枝。

slight v. 瘦弱的
〔辨析〕

指人瘦小纤弱的。

〔例证〕

Ann is a slight girl.

安是个瘦弱的女孩。

Her slight frame was shaken by bouts of coughing.

她纤弱的身躯因阵阵咳嗽而颤抖。

slim v. 〈褒〉苗条的;薄的
〔辨析〕

指人身材修长的,常用于减肥者;也可形容书、钱包等薄的。

〔例证〕

a slim volume of prose

一本薄薄的散文集

She is trying to get slim.

她想要变苗条一些。

She goes for tall slim men.

她喜欢瘦高个的男子。

thin v. 瘦的;细的
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指人或身体部位瘦削的,也可形容物体细或薄的。

〔例证〕

The boy was thin for his age.

就他的年龄而言,这男孩算是瘦的。

She is thin in the face.

她脸部瘦削。

She was wearing a thin gold chain.

她戴着一条细金链。

  • 词语搭配
  • 短语动词

slim与以下词性连用

adj.

tall and slim

高挑苗条

adv.

pretty slim

相当苗条(或薄、小)

very slim

非常苗条(或薄、小)

n.

slim chance

渺茫的机会

slim lead

微弱的领先优势

slim margin

微弱的差距

(通过节食)减肥,变苗条

精简(机构);裁减(人员)

以下资源来自牛津词典

slim down

(靠节食等)变苗条,减肥
to become thinner, for example as a result of eating less

slim down slim sth↔down

精简(机构);裁减(人员);减少(岗位)
to make a company or an organization smaller, by reducing the number of jobs in it; to be made smaller in this way

They're restructuring and slimming down the workforce.

他们正对职工加以重组和裁减。

The industry may have to slim down even further.

这个行业可能还得进一步压缩。

the new, slimmed-down company

精简人员后的新公司