trim down

• 动词短语，指通过削减、删减或去除部分来减少某物的尺寸、数量或成本。常用于开支、预算、文章篇幅或体重等方面。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of reducing something in size, amount, or cost, often by cutting or removing parts.

不可数 · 及物和不及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Reduce size or weightinformal

   To make something smaller, thinner, or lighter, often by cutting or reducing.

   减少

   • She is trying to trim down before the wedding.
   • He trimmed down his expenses by eating out less.
   • The company plans to trim down its workforce.

   同义词curtailcut backcut downlessenpare downreduceshrinkslim downwhittle down

   反义词augmentenlargeexpandextendincreaseswell

2. Simplify or reduceinformal

   To make something more efficient or less complex by removing unnecessary parts.

   精简或削减

   • We need to trim down the report to just the key points.
   • The editor trimmed down the article to fit the page.
   • They trimmed down the project scope to meet the deadline.

   同义词condensecurtailcutdownsizepareprunereducescale downsimplifystreamlinetightenwhittle down

   反义词augmentcomplicateelaborateexpand

基本动词trim