slim down
英 [slɪm daʊn]
美 [slɪm daʊn]
（通过节食）减肥，变苗条; 精简（机构）; 裁减（人员）
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB-ERG 精简(机构);裁减(人员)
If a company or other organizationslims downoris 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。 - ...the plan to slim down the coal industry.
精减煤炭从业人员的计划
- Many firms have had little choice but to slim down.
- → see:slim 2
英英释义
verb
- take off weight
双语例句
- Weight loss-estimated to lose weight and are trying to lose weight but have a lot of the MM, but, in and to "slim down" for a protracted war games, he was unable to see what results, which is Why?
减肥&估计正在减肥和正想减肥的MM们可是不少，可是，在和“减肥”进行了一场场旷日持久的战争后，也未能见什么成效，这是为什么呢？ - 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。 - In a country famous for its pastries the new fat tax is being introduced in a beat to slim down Denmark's population and cut heart desease.
丹麦以面点闻名，新开征的脂肪税，意在让国民变得苗条，减少心脏病发病几率。 - Judy is overweight, she needs to slim down.
朱迪身体超重，她需要去减肥。 - 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。 - We will not see them until September, when they return filled with a post-holiday determination to slim down and tone up, before disappearing again a fortnight later.
然后我们一直见不到他们，直到9月份，当他们重返健身俱乐部时，满怀着假日结束后的决心，想要瘦身，想要健壮，然后在两周之内再一次消失得无影无踪。 - 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。 - 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。 - Why you should skip it: it seems to make sense: the sight of those pants or the ads with fashion models wearing them might motivate you to slim down.
为什么不可取：听起来似乎很有道理：看着那些裤子，或者看到广告里时装模特们穿着那些裤子可能会激发你想减肥的欲望。 - Many firms have had little choice but to slim down.
许多公司几乎别无选择，只能裁员。