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slim down
phrasal verb with slimverb[ I ]UKuk /slɪm/ us /slɪm/-mm-
to become thinner: 变瘦，变苗条
He's really slimmed down over the last few months.这几个月来他的确瘦多了。
slim something down
phrasal verb with slimverb[ I ]UKuk /slɪm/ us /slɪm/-mm-
to reduce the size of something: 减少，缩小
It is not our intention to slim down the workforce.裁减工人并不是我们的本意。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making smaller or less
abridgment
attenuate
attenuated
attenuating
attenuation
compress
contraction
dwindle
dwindling
ease
ease someone's mindidiom
ease up/off
halve
recede
reduce
reducible
reduction
resize
trough
tumble
slim down | American Dictionary
slim down
phrasal verb with slimverb
(of people) to become thinner, or (of things) to become smaller:
Regular exercise has helped him slim down considerably.
Many firms have slimmed down, consolidating some offices and closing others.
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