*trim¹/trɪm; trɪm/ v -mmed, -mming 1 [I,T] to cut a small amount off something to make it look neater 修剪; 整修: My hair needs trimming. 我的头发需要修剪一下。 2 [T] to reduce the size or amount of something 削减，减少: plans to trim the city's budget 削减该城市预算的计划 3 be trimmed with sth to be decorated around the edges with something 边缘镶有某物: The sleeves were trimmed with velvet. 袖口上饰有天鹅绒。