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2025年1月19日 星期日

trim, Fabric Trim, barfly, back (SUPPORT), Swiftie. IN NAME ONLY. film falls short of enchantment.


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John Caird's stage adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning Studio Ghibli film falls short of enchantment. ?


fall short
phrase of fall
fail to meet an expectation or standard.
"the total vote fell short of the required two-thirds majority"


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The term Swiftie refers to a fan of musician Taylor Swift. It is commonly used as a self-identifying term by Swift fans and by others to refer to Swift fans. Calling someone a Swiftie often implies that they are a very passionate and loyal fan—as opposed to just a casual listener.Dec 1, 2023

Britain's Blair Loses French Support in Bid for EU Presidency

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has withdrawn his backing for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to become the first president of the European Union under the reform treaty, according to a media report.


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Claire Oesch, the trim woman in the perfectly fitted suit, is, at 93, most likely the city’s oldest and most refined barfly. It’s not easy for a woman of any age to sit alone at a bar and look comfortable, but Ms. Oesch not only looks at home, she practically is at home.


trim
/trɪm/
verb
  1. 1.
    make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.
    "trim the grass using a sharp mower"

  2. 2.
    decorate (something), typically with contrasting items or pieces of material.
    "a pair of black leather gloves trimmed with fake fur"

    hem
    fringe
    bedizen
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noun
  1. 1.
    additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material.
    "a red blazer with gold trim"

  2. 2.
    an act of cutting something in order to neaten it.
    "his hair needs a trim"


adjective
  1. neat and smart in appearance; in good order.
    "his face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim"

trimの意味 - 小学館 プログレッシブ英和中辞典

trim 
  • 音節trim
  • 発音trím
  • 大学入試レベル
[動](~med;~・ming)【きれいに整える】
  1. 1他〈物(の端)を〉切り取って整える(解説的語義)
    〈ひげ・つめなどを〉短く切りそろえる,〈芝生・生け垣などを〉刈り込む,〈不要な枝を〉剪定せんていする,〈材木などを〉削って(必要な形に)仕上げる,…のかど[ふち]を落とす
    • trim the lawn [the hedges]
    • 芝生[生け垣]を手入れする
    • trim back long shoots
    • 長く伸びた新芽を切り取る
  2. 1a他〈余分な部分を〉(…から)取り除く(away,off)≪off≫
    • trim the fat off meat
    • 肉から脂身を取り除く
  3. 1b他〈人が〉〈体重・体形などを〉削る,しぼる;自体重が落ちる,すらりとやせる(down,up)
    • trim down excessive body weight
    • 余分な体重を減らす
    • trim down to a reasonable weight
    • (太っていたのが)ほどほどの体重になる
    • trim up for the summer
    • 夏に向けてダイエットする
  4. 2他〈(肥大した)経費・組織などを〉削って整える(解説的語義)
    〈費用・予算などを〉縮小する,カットする,〈人員などを〉削減する,〈数・率などを〉少なくする(back,down)
    • trim (down) costs
    • コストを削減する
    • trim budget deficits
    • 財政赤字を減らす
  5. 2a他〈余分な経費などを〉(全体から)削って整える,縮小[カット]する≪from≫
  6. 3他〔通例受身形で〕〈物を〉(飾って)見栄えよく整える(解説的語義)
    (…で)飾り付ける,〈衣服などを〉(…で)縁取りする≪with≫;((米))〈ショーウインドーなどを〉見栄えよく並べる[飾る];〔trim oneself〕((古))身なりを整える(up)
    • trim a Christmas tree with lights
    • クリスマスツリーに電飾をつける
    • The skirt is trimmed with frilled lace all around the hem.
    • そのスカートはすそにフリルのレース飾りがついている
  7. 4他《海事・航空》〈船・飛行機などを〉調整する,〈船・飛行機の〉(積み荷などの位置を変えて)釣り合いをとる;自〈船などの〉釣り合いがとれる;他自(帆を)風向き[針路]に合わせて調整する
  8. 4a他〈ランプ・火力などを〉調整する;《演劇》〈移動式の背景を〉適当(な位置)に配置する
  9. 4b他〈方針・意見などを〉調整する,都合よく変える;自〈政治家などが〉中道政策をとる,日和見をする,妥協する
  10. 5他((米略式))〈人を〉ひどくしかる,なぐる;(スポーツで)…を完敗させる;〈人を〉(賭け・商売などで)負かす,ごまかす;〈人から〉金をだまし取る
━━[名]
  1. 1〔a ~〕切り[刈り]整えること,刈り込み,調髪,トリミング
  2. 1aC切り[刈り]取られたもの;《映画》カットされたフィルム
  3. 2UC飾り,装飾(物);((米))(ショーウインドーの)商品の飾りつけ;《建築》内部の木造部,(窓枠・戸などの)木部;(自動車の)内[外]装
  4. 3U(船などが)調整できた状態;(船体の)バランス,(機体の)姿勢;適帆;(船の)出航準備状態,装備;(潜水艦の)浮上能力状態
  5. 3aU((略式))(並び・調子などの)整った状態,正常な[きちんとした]状態
    • out of trim
    • 不整頓[不調]で
    • be in (good) trim for ...
    • …の準備が整っている
  6. 4U((米略式))敗北
━━[形](~・mer;~・mest)
  1. 1〈ひげ・芝生などが〉切り[刈り]整えられた,手入れが行き届いた,こぎれいな,こざっぱりした
    • a trim mustache
    • 手入れされた口ひげ
  2. 2〈人・体形などが〉引き締まった,スリムな
    • a trim figure
    • 均整の取れた体形
  3. 3((古))〈船が〉準備[装備]の整った
━━[副]こぎれいに,きちんと
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[原義は「準備を整える」]

trimの派生語

  1. trimly 副
  2. trimness 名

barfly

(bär'flī') pronunciation
n. Slang., pl. -flies.
One who frequents drinking establishments.


n. - 常赴酒吧的人, 酒鬼
n. - バーの常連

back (SUPPORT) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to give support to someone or something with money or words:
The management has refused to back our proposals.
The horse I backed (= risked money on so that I could win more money if it won a race) came in last.
Will you back me up (= say that I am telling the truth) if I say that I never saw him?

backing 
noun [U]
1 support, especially money, that someone gives a person or plan:
If I go ahead with the plan, can I count on your backing?

2 music or singing which is played or performed to support a song or tune, especially a popular one:
a backing track
She sang as part of an all-women backing (US USUALLY backup) group.

backer 
noun [C]
someone who gives financial support to something:
We need financial backers for the project.

-backed 
suffix
government-backed contracts
US-backed intervention
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