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slim down
She is trying to slim down for the wedding.
她正在为婚礼减肥。
变瘦；减肥
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变瘦；减肥
to lose weight in order to become slim
She is trying to slim down for the wedding.
她正在为婚礼减肥。
减肥以达到苗条。
To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.
减肥,减轻体重
take off weight
使变瘦；减小尺寸。
To make slimmer; to reduce in size.
slim
Base
原形
slims
3rd person
第三人称单数
slimming
-ing
现在分词
slimmed
Past
过去式
slimmed
Past participle
过去分词
I slim down regularly.
我定期减肥。
She slimmed after the diet.
她节食后变苗条了。
They have slimmed significantly.
他们显著地变苗条了。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词双写m加-ed。
She has been slimming for months and now fits into her old jeans.
她已经减肥好几个月了，现在能穿上以前的牛仔裤了。
He slimmed a lot after joining the gym.
他加入健身房后瘦了很多。
This diet will slim your waistline in two weeks.
这种饮食法会在两周内让你的腰围变细。
She is trying to slim down for the wedding.
她正在为婚礼减肥。
表示达到某个体重或尺寸。
He slimmed down to 70 kilograms.
他减肥到了70公斤。
说明减肥的方式。
They slimmed by exercising regularly.
他们通过定期锻炼变苗条了。
Not this
She is slimming herself.
Use this
She is slimming down.
Slim作为动词时通常不及物，表示‘变苗条’；加反身代词是中文直译的错误。正确的表达是slim down，强调减肥的过程。
Not this
I am slimming fat.
Use this
I am slimming down.
Slim作为动词不能直接跟‘fat’作宾语，这是中文直译的错误。英语中slim down表示减肥，更自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
变苗条，减肥
She has slimmed down a lot since last year.
她自去年以来瘦了很多。
使腰变细
These exercises will help slim your waist.
这些运动会帮助你的腰变细。
使大腿变细
She does yoga to slim her thighs.
她做瑜伽来使大腿变细。
减肥饮食
He started a slimming diet last month.
他上个月开始了一种减肥饮食。
减肥效果
This tea is said to have a slimming effect.
这种茶据说有减肥效果。
减肥俱乐部
She joined a slimming club to lose weight.
她加入了一个减肥俱乐部来减肥。
减肥；缩减
She has been trying to slim down.
她一直在努力减肥。
Use slim naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象“slim”读作“是林”，树林里的树又高又苗条——变苗条就是slim。
多用于健身或减肥场合，语气中性偏口语
All listed words rhyme with 'slim' (IPA /slɪm/) because they share the same final sound /ɪm/. They are also spelled with the ending 'im', making them useful for spelling pattern recognition. Be aware of words like 'limb' (/lɪm/) which sound the same but are spelled with a silent 'b'.
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