slim
noun
Definitions of slim noun
- Uncountable(不可數名詞)
In East Africa, a term for AIDS, a serious illness that impairs the body's ability to fight infections.
愛滋病（在東非地區對此疾病的稱呼）
verb
Definitions of slim verb
- Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To make an effort to reduce weight by consuming less food and increasing physical activity.
減肥；瘦身
She goes to the gym every day because she wants to slim.
她每天都去健身房，因為她想減肥。
For health reasons, he started cutting down on high-calorie foods and tried to slim.
為了健康，他開始減少高熱量食物的攝取，並嘗試瘦身。
Many people slim for health or aesthetic reasons.
許多人為了健康或美觀的原因而瘦身。
adjective
Definitions of slim adjective
body(身材)
- A1approving(褒義)
Describing a person or their physique as attractively slender.
（尤指人）苗條的；纖細的
She looked very slim in that dress.
她穿那件裙子看起來很苗條。
He maintains a fit and slim physique.
他保持著健壯且苗條的身材。
After months of training, she became even more slim.
經過幾個月的訓練，她變得更加苗條了。
size(尺寸)
Describing something as being very small in size or amount.
微小的；極小的
His chances of succeeding are still slim after all these years of development.
經過這些年的發展，他成功的機會仍然渺茫。
The possibility of their success in this project is slim.
他們在這個專案中成功的可能性微乎其微。
She has only a slim chance of meeting the deadline.
她只有很小的機會能趕上截止日期。
Phrasal Verbs of slim
- slim down
to reduce body weight or become slimmer
瘦下來
• She decided to start exercising to slim down.
她決定開始運動來變得更苗條。
- slim something down
to decrease the dimensions or extent of something
削減；縮小
• We need to slim down the budget so that we can do more work on this project.
我們需要削減預算，以便在這個專案上做更多的工作。