slim down

美 [slɪm daʊn]英 [slɪm daʊn]
  • (通过节食)减肥,变苗条;精简(机构);裁减(人员)
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slim down

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    PHRASAL VERB-ERG 精简(机构);裁减(人员)
    If a company or other organization slims down or is slimmed down, it employs fewer people, in order to save money or become more efficient.

    Many firms have had little choice but to slim down.

    许多公司几乎别无选择,只能裁员。

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verb

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take off weight
Synonym: reduce melt off lose weight slim slenderize thin

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  1. She tells me that I 'll feel better about myself if I slim down .

    她告诉我说,如果我减肥了,就会感觉舒服得多。

  2. Can you slim down by kissing too much ?

    经常接吻能减肥么?

  3. The industry may have to slim down even further .

    这个行业可能还得进一步压缩。

  4. Many firms have had little choice but to slim down .

    许多公司几乎别无选择,只能裁员。

  5. The Marine Corps began to slim down under budget restrictions .

    由于预算的限制,海军陆战队开始裁员。

  6. You have to slim down your holiday plans since costs have risen so much .

    既然费用上涨得这么厉害,你们必须削减假日计划安排。

  7. The market seems to like it when big banks slim down these days , and several are doing just that .

    市场似乎很乐意看到大型银行“瘦身”,最近几家银行在这方面也确实有所行动。

  8. However , if they had obese friends there was a 15 percent chance they would slim down .

    但是,如果他交了胖朋友,日后变瘦的几率就仅有15%。

  9. Judy is overweight , she needs to slim down .

    朱迪身体超重,她需要去减肥。

  10. He feels like dieting to slim down .

    他很想节制饮食来减肥。

  11. Procter & Gamble is planning to slim down its product slate .

    宝洁公司(Procter&Gamble)正计划“瘦身”。

  12. And chewing the stuff might also help you slim down , according to new research from the University of Rhode Island .

    根据美国罗德岛大学的一项最新的研究发现,嚼口香糖也能帮你瘦下来。

  13. I have to slim down for the wedding .

    你身材超赞啊我得为了婚礼瘦下来。

  14. If you are still dieting to slim down , then you are out of touch .

    如果你还在通过节食来瘦身,那你就落伍了。

  15. Scientists have been scouring the world in recent decades for all manner of miracle plants that can help people slim down .

    近几十年来科学家们一直在世界各地寻找各种各样的可以帮助人们减肥的神奇植物。

  16. The diet 's promise of losing large amounts of weight proved too much to resist for one woman looking to slim down .

    这些饮食计划向那些寻求减少体重的妇女承诺可以大幅度的减少体重。

  17. No matter which diet you choose , though , you have to stick to it if you really want to slim down .

    如果你真希望减肥,那么不论你选择哪种节食方法,都必须坚持下去。

  18. Amanda : Hmm. Well , my doctor said that the best way to slim down is to think about your long-term health .

    阿曼达:嗯。我的医生告诉我,减肥的最好的方式就是要为你的长期健康着想。

  19. We know you slim down their thighs and their noses and you lighten their skin .

    我们知道你们修长了她们的大腿和鼻子,提亮了她们的肤色。

  20. Dresdner 's investment bank will not be the only one to slim down riskier activities such as proprietary trading .

    德瑞斯顿银行的投行将削减像自由资金交易这样更具风险的业务,它将不会是唯一的一家。

  21. The Home Office will keep its name , but will slim down its responsibilities to concentrate on terrorism , security and immigration .

    内政部将保留名称不变,但将削减它的指责;转而一心一意负责恐怖主义、安全和移民问题。

  22. He wants to slim down for his wedding to his Claudia Solis .

    为了他和ClaudiaSolis的婚礼,他决定减肥。

  23. The in-house doctors at the studio filled her up with pills as they wanted her to slim down .

    工作室的医生为了让她保持苗条,给她吃各种药片。

  24. Those already overweight at the start of the two-year course would score double points if they managed to slim down over a period of two years .

    对于在两年课程学习前期阶段已经超重的学生,如果在接下来的两年时间里能成功瘦下来,那他们可以得到双倍的分数。

  25. If everybody is forced to carry the weight of the seriously fat , then everybody has an interest in seeing them slim down .

    如果每个人都被迫承担超级胖人的重负,那么人人都很希望看到他们苗条下来。

  26. They are now under pressure to slim down their balance-sheets quickly , partly to shore up capital and partly because of funding strains .

    但现在它们承受了迅速压缩其资产负债表的压力,这部分出于加强资本的需要,部分出于资金紧缺。

  27. More than a third of women buy clothes which are too small for them because they are determined to slim down enough to fit into them one day , it found .

    .“一项最新调查发现,数百万英国女性购买尺寸过小的衣服,以此作为减肥的动力。调查发现,超过三分之一的女性故意购买穿不下的瘦小衣服,因为她们下定决心减肥到能穿下去为止。

  28. Sweeney decided to take on the problem in dogs when her veterinarian told her that her Boston Terrier needed to slim down .

    依此推断,需要给爱狗节食的客户应该不在少数。当宠物医生告诉施威尼她的波士顿梗犬需要瘦身时,她决定好好研究一下如何帮宠物狗减肥

  29. So what about those naturally gluten-free foods , such as meat , fish , fruit and vegetables ? Are they going to help us slim down ?

    那么,像猪肉、鱼肉、以及水果蔬菜这类的天然无麸质食品会不会帮助我们瘦身呢?

  30. And even if years of fame change her mind , the young star says it would be impossible for her to slim down to other star 's tiny proportions .

    她坚称即使多年成名会改变她的许多想法,但她也不可能像那些瘦骨如柴的名人一样消瘦。