学个词Learn a Word第1179期:Trim
日期:2013-06-24 11:40

(单词翻译:单击)

今天我们要学的词是trim。 Trim, 动词,有削减的意思。 "The local school district plans to trim $2 million from its annual budget," 当地校区计划将年度预算削减两百万美元。监狱开销给美国各州带来沉重的财政压力。 "To cut prison costs, most governors are in favor of releasing inmates early to trim prison populations," 为减少监狱开支,大多数州长主张提前释放犯人,减少监狱里关押的人数。 "U.S. companies announced plans to trim fewer than 39,000 jobs in January, 46% fewer than a year before," 美国公司企业一月份宣布的裁员计划人数总计不到三万九千人,比一年前减少了46%。好的,今天我们学习的词是trim..

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重点单词
  • announced宣布的
  • budgetn. 预算 vt. 编预算,为 ... 做预算 vi.
  • trimn. 整齐,装饰,修剪下来的部分 adj. 整洁的,匀称
  • districtn. 区,地区,行政区 vt. 把 ... 划分成区