slim
adj
(-mmer, -mmest)
1 (approv 褒) not fat or thick; slender 纤细的; 修长的; 苗条的
a slim person, figure, waist 瘦高的人、 苗条的身材、 纤细的腰
I'm trying to get slim. 我想要瘦一些.
a slim pocket-book 小巧的笔记本. =>Usage at thin 用法见thin.
2 not as big as one would like or expect; small 不够大的; 小的
slim hopes/chances/prospects of success 成功的希望[机会/可能性]不大
condemned on the slimmest of evidence 根据微不足道的证据被判罪. slim, v (-mm-)
1 [I, Ip] ~ (down) eat less, take exercise, etc in order to lose weight and become slim (藉节食、 运动等)减轻体重使体形苗条
trying to get fit and slim (down) 努力使身体健康、 体形苗条.
2 (phr v) slim sth down reduce sth in size or scale 缩小某事物的大小或规模
slim down the factory's work-force 缩减工厂劳力.
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
That is how Annie came to be with us.
这就是安妮和我们在一起的缘由。
One moment we were walking along the top of a hill and now we could see no more than about thirty metres ahead of us.