trimmer

FREQ #42677

n. 整理者, 装饰者, 修剪者 [医] 修整器

发音

UK /ˈtɹɪmə/
其它

词形变化

trimmers 复数 trimmers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.

  2. 2.

    A device used to trim.

    My new electric shaver has a beard trimmer attachment.

  3. 3.

    A member of the crew who trims the sails.

    航海 交通
  4. 4.

    Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.

  5. 5.

    A beam into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys.

    建筑
  6. 6.

    A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.

    历史 金融 交通
  7. 7.

    A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.

    历史 商务 采矿
  8. 8.

    A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.

  9. 9.

    An adjustable electrical component.

    商务 工程 物理 电子
  10. 10.

    One who or that which trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold.

    过时
  11. 11.

    A fast, high-quality delivery by the bowler, especially one that results in a dismissal of a batter by removing the bails without hitting the stumps.

    体育 游戏
adj.
  1. 1.

    comparative form of trim: more trim

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词源

From trim + -er. Figurative sense of “person who changes views with prevailing opinions” from 1680s, from nautical sense of “adjust sails with the wind”.

来源:wiktionary