slim
adjective uk/slɪm/ us/slɪm/ slimmer | slimmest
(THIN)
A1 approving（尤指人）苗条的，纤细的
(especially of people) attractively thin
slim hips/legs 窄窄的臀部／纤细的双腿
She has a lovely slim figure. 她有一副迷人的苗条身材。
Synonyms: skinny (THIN) thin (NOT FAT)
Opposite: fat (BIG)
- More examples
- She was of slim build with short, dark hair.
- She was slim, svelte and sophisticated.
- She was much slimmer than I remembered her.
- You look so slim in those trousers.
- He looks a lot slimmer now he's exercising.
(SMALL)
非常小的
very small
They only have a slim chance of winning (= it's unlikely that they will win). 他们获胜的机会微乎其微。
slim
verb [ I ] UK uk/slɪm/ us/slɪm/ -mm-
减肥，瘦身
to try to get thinner by eating less food and doing more exercise
You don't have much lunch - are you slimming? 你午饭吃得不多——在减肥吗？
Compare: thin verb
Phrasal verbs
slim down 变瘦，变苗条
to become thinner
He's really slimmed down over the last few months. 这几个月来他的确瘦多了。
slim something down 减少，缩小
to reduce the size of something
It is not our intention to slim down the workforce. 裁减工人并不是我们的本意。
slim
noun [ U ] uk/slɪm/ us/slɪm/
瘦病，艾滋病（东非对该种疾病的称呼）
East African for AIDS (= a serious disease that destroys the body's ability to fight infection)