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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

trimming ['trɪmɪŋ] ['trɪmɪŋ]
  1. 1. noun [Spoken] 整理；整顿；修饰；修剪；尤指痛打；殴打
  2. 2. noun [Spoken] 整理；整顿；修饰；修剪；尤指彻底击败
  3. 3. noun [Spoken] 整理；整顿；修饰；修剪；尤指欺骗；诈骗；诈取
  4. 4. noun 修饰物；尤指装饰品；装璜
  5. 5. noun [复数形态时]修饰物；尤指（主菜之外的）花色配菜
    steak with all the trimmings
    有花色配菜的炸牛排
  6. 6. noun [复数形态时]修整时被剪掉的部分

Collins English-English Dictionary

trimming ['trɪmɪŋ]
  1. 1. n an extra piece used to decorate or complete
  2. 2. n [plural] usual or traditional accompaniments
    roast turkey with all the trimmings
  3. 3. n [plural] parts that are cut off
  4. 4. n [plural] [Dialect] ornaments; decorations
    Christmas trimmings
  5. 5. n [Spoken] a reproof, beating, or defeat
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Examples

The gardener was trimming the shrubs.
园丁正在修剪灌木丛。
The captain was trimming the airplane to make a landing.
机长正在使飞机平稳降落。
他这人善于看风使舵，所以官运亨通。
He was good at trimming his sails, so he had had a successful career as an official.
裁员这股冷风吹了有一阵，大家整天都提心吊胆的怕这事落在自己身上。
The cold wind of staff trimming reduction has been blowing for a while. Everyone is in fear, and afraid it will befall on themselves.

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