資料來源 : pyDict
整理;整齊;潤飾;修剪
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Trim \Trim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Trimming}.] [OE. trimen, trumen, AS. trymian, trymman, to
prepare, dispose, make strong, fr. trum firm, strong; of
uncertain origin.]
1. To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make
right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
The hermit trimmed his little fire. --Goldsmith.
2. To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish;
as, to trim a hat.
Trimming \Trim"ming\,
a. from {Trim}, v.
The Whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, trimming,
halfway sort of a party. --Jeffrey.
{Trimming joist} (Arch.), a joist into which timber trimmers
are framed; a header. See {Header}. --Knight.
Trimming \Trim"ming\, n.
1. The act of one who trims.
2. That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust,
ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the
ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes,
the concomitants of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the
plural
資料來源 : WordNet®
trim
adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a
body kept trim by exercise" [syn: {spare}]
2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt},
{tidy}]
3: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from
disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little
sailboat" [syn: {shipshape}, {well-kept}]
4: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and
well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty
cap" [syn: {clean-cut}, {trig}]
5: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit";
"tailored curtains" [syn: {tailored}]
[also: {trimming}, {trimmed}, {trimmest}, {trimmer}]
trim
v 1: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size;
"pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim
lumber" [syn: {pare}]
2: decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree";
"trim a shop window"
3: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
[syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim down}, {trim
back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
4: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim
an airplane"
5: be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
6: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
[syn: {garnish}, {dress}]
7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {lop},
{dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
8: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: {shave}]
9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
[also: {trimming}, {trimmed}, {trimmest}, {trimmer}]
trimming
n 1: the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed
before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a
hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trim}, {passementerie}]
3: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trim}, {clipping}]
trim
n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: {trimness}]
2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a
hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trimming}, {passementerie}]
3: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its
own orientation
4: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trimming},
{clipping}]
[also: {trimming}, {trimmed}, {trimmest}, {trimmer}]
trimming
See {trim}