trimmed
[trˈɪmd] /ˈtrim How to pronounce trim (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /trɪmd/ (bre, ipa) · [trˈɪmd] /trɪmd/ (ame, ipa)
trimmed — 動詞
- trimmedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- trimmeds3rd person singular
- trimmeding-ing form
- trimmededpast simple
1. the past simple and past participle of 'trim', used when someone cut a small amo
過去式
trim的過去式及過去分詞
the past simple and past participle of 'trim', used when someone cut a small amount off something to neaten it, reduced an amount, or added decorative edging.
Arjun trimmed the hedge before the guests arrived for the garden party.
Arjun 在花園派對客人到來前，把樹籬修剪好了。
simple past: trimmed + object
By sunset, Adaeze had trimmed the loose threads from all twelve uniforms.
到日落前，Adaeze 已把十二套制服上的鬆線都修掉了。
past perfect: had + trimmed
The council trimmed the festival budget after ticket sales fell in March.
票房在三月下滑後，議會刪減了節慶預算。
The velvet cape was trimmed with silver braid for the school play.
那件天鵝絨披風為了學校戲劇表演，鑲上了銀色編帶。
Rania has trimmed the video to two minutes for the class presentation.
Rania 已把影片修到只剩兩分鐘，好在課堂簡報時播放。
文法句型
trimmed + object
have/has/had + trimmed + object
be + trimmed + with + material
用法筆記
Use trimmed as the simple past for a finished past event and as the past participle after have, has, had, or be. The object shows the meaning: hair or hedges are cut shorter, budgets are reduced, and clothes or furnishings can have edging added.
常見錯誤
trimmed — 形容詞
- trimmedpositive
- trimmedercomparative
- trimmedestsuperlative
1. already cut a little shorter or shaped more neatly, especially for hair, hedges,
修剪過的
已被修短或整理整齊的
already cut a little shorter or shaped more neatly, especially for hair, hedges, grass, or other edges.
The newly trimmed hedge made the front path look wider and brighter.
新近修剪過的樹籬，讓前方小徑看起來更寬、更明亮。
newly trimmed + hedge
Paul liked the clean feel of his closely trimmed beard in summer.
Paul 很喜歡自己那圈修剪得很整齊的鬍子在夏天帶來的清爽感。
closely trimmed + beard
The hotel lawn looked neat after workers swept away the trimmed grass.
工人掃掉修剪過的草屑後，飯店草坪看起來很整齊。
The goalkeeper ran a hand over his freshly trimmed hair before the match.
比賽前，守門員用手摸了摸自己剛修剪過的頭髮。
文法句型
trimmed + noun
be + trimmed
用法筆記
This sense describes the finished result after something has been cut back a little. It is common with beard, hair, hedge, lawn, and edge nouns, and it can appear before the noun or after be.
常見錯誤
2. decorated along the edge with ribbon, lace, fur, or another added detail.
鑲邊的
邊緣加上裝飾材料的
decorated along the edge with ribbon, lace, fur, or another added detail.
The altar cloth was trimmed with red silk for the festival service.
那塊祭壇布為了節慶禮拜而鑲上了紅色絲料。
be trimmed with + material
Christopher wore a black coat trimmed in velvet at the winter concert.
Christopher 在冬季音樂會上穿了一件滾著天鵝絨邊的黑色外套。
trimmed in + fabric
The nursery curtains were trimmed with tiny yellow stars and moons.
育嬰房的窗簾鑲著細小的黃色星星和月亮。
The chef served a platter trimmed with lemon leaves and purple flowers.
主廚端上了一只邊緣用檸檬葉和紫色花朵裝飾過的拼盤。
文法句型
be trimmed with + material
noun + trimmed in + fabric
用法筆記
Most often follows the noun or appears in compounds such as lace-trimmed and fur-trimmed. The added material is usually introduced by with or in. Distinguish it from sense 1, where material is removed to make something neat.