Trimming
['trɪmɪŋ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the act of adding decoration; 'the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree'.
(noun.) a decoration or adornment on a garment; 'the trimming on a hat'; 'the trim on a shirt'.
布兰奇手打--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trim
(-) a. from Trim, v.
(n.) The act of one who trims.
(n.) That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the pluraltrimmings. --.
(n.) The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming.
埃菲編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- I know somewhere about what things are likely to be; but there's no trimming and squaring my affairs, as Chloe trims crust off her pies. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Observing his second daughter employed in trimming a hat, he suddenly addressed her with: I hope Mr. Bingley will like it, Lizzy. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- I've worked sometimes whole afternoons, trimming her caps, and getting her ready to go to a party. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- I wish these fine folk would stay at home till they're asked; and I want to finish trimming my hat (bonnet she meant). 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- You wore a costume of dove-colored silk with ostrich-feather trimming. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- She would re-thread her needle, rearrange tuck and trimming, and work on. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- No, I wouldn't, for the smart caps won't match the plain gowns without any trimming on them. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- How do you like my trimming? 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- I have some notion of putting such a trimming as this to my white and silver poplin. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- I'll finish cutting out that sleeve for you, and I'll give you some trimming for it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Wy,' said Sam, trimming the rush-light, 'I s'pose the beginnin' wos, that you got into debt, eh? 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- The illumination from a shaded oil lamp is soft and agreeable, but the trimming of the wicks, the refilling of bowls, and the cleaning of chimneys require time and labor. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- No machine has yet been invented that will take the place of the deft fingers of women in certain lines of ornamentation, as in final completion and trimming of their hats. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Who invented the scissors and shears for cutting and trimming it when soft? 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Old Mr. Clapp, who was in his shirt-sleeves, trimming the garden-plot, shrank back alarmed. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Practically all people know that ribbons and ties, trimmings and dresses, frequently look different at night from what they do in the daytime. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- The lungs, heart, liver and trimmings go to the sausage department. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- I told him that, without deep trimmings, the family was disgraced. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- So she sat, corpse-like, as we played at cards; the frillings and trimmings on her bridal dress, looking like earthy paper. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Like them, too, they seem to run to a deal of seed in their tags and trimmings. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
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