slim

adj.

1. 苗条的；纤细的
   thin, in a way that is attractive
   1. a slim figure/body/waist
      苗条的体形 / 身材；纤细的腰肢
   2. She was tall and slim.
      她是个瘦高个儿。
   3. How do you manage to stay so slim?
      你是怎样把身材保持得这么苗条的？
   4. 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
   1. 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
   1. a slim chance of success
      成功的可能性不大
   2. The party was returned to power with a slim majority .
      该党以微弱多数重新上台。

verb

1. （靠节食等）变苗条，减肥
   to try to become thinner, for example by eating less
   1. You can still eat breakfast when you are slimming.
      你减肥也可以吃早饭嘛！

noun

1. （非洲）艾滋病
   an African word for AIDS

1. ADJ-GRADED 苗条的;纤细的;修长的
   A slim person has an attractively thin and well-shaped body.
   1. The young woman was tall and slim...
      那个年轻的女子身材苗条修长。
   2. 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。
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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Slim down means the same as slim.
      slim down 同 slim
   4. Doctors have told Benny to slim down.
      医生告诉本尼要减肥。
   5. ...salon treatments that claim to slim down thighs.
      据称可以瘦大腿的美容疗法
3. ADJ-GRADED (书、钱包等)薄的
   A slim book, wallet, or other object is thinner than usual.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
4. ADJ-GRADED (可能性)不大的，微乎其微的
   A slim chance or possibility is a very small one.
   1. There's still a slim chance that he may become Prime Minister.
      他仍然有一丝希望当上首相。
5. 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.
   1. The company recently slimmed its product line.
      公司最近压缩了产品线。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. The young woman was tall and slim
   那个年轻的女子身材苗条修长。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
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 company recently slimmed its product line.
    公司最近压缩了产品线。
14. Many firms have had little choice but to slim down.
    许多公司几乎别无选择，只能裁员。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. She is tall and slim.
    她身量修长。
19. Our chances of winning the football match are very slim.
    这场足球赛我们的胜机很小。
20. Slim and supple and not yet fourteen,| she is like the spring-tip of a cardamom spray.
    娉娉袅袅十三余，豆蔻梢头二月初。（杜牧《赠别》）
21. She has to diet to stay slim.
    她要保持身材苗条，就不得不节食。
22. You're both forgetting slim's hypnotic control.
    你们都忘了斯林姆的催眠了吗。
23. Aunt Pat was slim and beautiful, but now she's heavy.
    姑妈那时很苗条和漂亮，但是现在她的体重很重了。
24. All right, now it's time to slim and scrub.
    好的，现在到了擦洗瘦身的时间了。
25. Mary: On a diet Don't be silly. You're slim enough.
    玛丽：节食别傻了。你已经够苗条了。
26. I can make you slim!
    我可以让你变苗条喔！
27. We know you slim down their thighs and their noses and you lighten their skin.
    我们知道你们修长了她们的大腿和鼻子，提亮了她们的肤色。
28. I recognized the slim girl immediately.
    我一下就认出了那个苗条的女孩。
29. I want to be as slim as Audrey Heburn.
    我想和奥黛丽一样苗条。
30. A slim armrest and dead foot rest are also provided for extra comfort.
    健美的扶手和死亡的脚休息，也提供了额外的舒适。

  lean slender slight slim thin【导航词义：瘦的，细长的】

  lean adj. 〈褒〉瘦的，健美的

〔辨析〕尤指男人或动物瘦而健壮的。

  slender adj. 〈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。

  slight adj. 瘦弱的

〔辨析〕指人瘦小纤弱的。

  slim adj. 〈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。

  thin adj. 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。

slim down

1. （靠节食等）变苗条，减肥
   to become thinner, for example as a result of eating less
   1. a slim figure/body/waist
      苗条的体形 / 身材；纤细的腰肢
   2. She was tall and slim.
      她是个瘦高个儿。
   3. How do you manage to stay so slim?
      你是怎样把身材保持得这么苗条的？
   4. 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。

slim down

slim sth↔down

1. 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