trim
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 整齐，情形，修剪
- adj.
- 整齐的
- vt.
- 使整齐，整理，修剪
- vi.
- 调整，见风使舵
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-West Germanic *trummjan, from Proto-Germanic *trumjaną (“to make fast; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumaz (“firm; strong; sound”).
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to