Phrase
slim down
/slim daun/
verb
变瘦；减肥
to lose weight or become thinner
- 1.
To reduce weight; to make or become thinner.
减轻体重；使变瘦。
- 2.
To decrease in size or intensity.
减小尺寸或强度。
缩小；减弱；减少；减轻体重；使变瘦。；减小尺寸或强度。；消瘦
In use
He has been trying to slim down before the wedding.
The company slimmed down its workforce last year.
She is slimming down for the summer.
slim down
不及物用法，表示主语自己变瘦。
I need to slim down before summer.
我需要在夏天前瘦下来。
slim down [object]
及物用法，表示使某物或某人变瘦。
This diet will slim down your waist.
这种饮食会使你的腰变细。
slim down to [target]
表示瘦到某个具体目标。
She slimmed down to 120 pounds.
她瘦到了120磅。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于减肥或变瘦的语境。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.