slim的意思|slim的解释-里氏词典

Slim \Slim\ (sl[i^]m), a. [Compar. {Slimmer}; superl.
{Slimmest}.] [Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry,
fr. D. slim; akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of
uncertain origin. The meaning of the English word seems to
have been influenced by slender.]
1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
``That was a slim excuse.'' --Barrow.

3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height
or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.
--Grose.

In the church meeting, Mr. Probert asks the president of the project's tenants' association, a slim nervous woman, to ask the borough council to kick out the drug dealers.
What they need to lift their spirits is a convincing turnaround in this weekend's crop of opinion polls. It is a slim chance, but it could happen.
The advantages of keeping the two divisions yoked together are slim.
Decisions to extend cover might become more disciplined. Unfortunately the chances of such a radical approach look slim.
Russell E. Dougherty, former commander of the Strategic Air Command, agreed with Lehman that the likelihood of confrontation was slim.
Andrus is driven by his slim 3,600-vote victory in 1986.
AT&T and its unions are discussing plans to offer early retirement to non-management employees for the first time in the company's long-running campaign to slim down.
Smith, dark-haired and deceptively slim at 23 years old, has a typical wrestler's biography in that he had an older brother (among eight other sibs) who taught him the ropes.
A late bout of dollar dumping, rumored to be from Bank Negara, the Malaysian central bank, and other players, erased slim gains made earlier in the day.
For the nine months, operating profit there was up by a slim #2 million to #471 million.
But China is a fiercely competitive market with slim margins.
The last time he tried to lead the way by presenting a tax package, he was rebuffed, and Rep. Jenkins quietly gathered a slim but solid majority for a capital-gains plan.
Togo's former ruling party yesterday took a slim lead in the country's first multi-party parliamentary elections, but early results indicated voting in the West African state was splitting along ethnic lines, Reuter reports from Lome.
Those fat margins built up in recession may soon start to slim.
Indeed, the largest negative in the report was an index measuring consumer confidence, which fell back from a slim advance in April.
Republicans are defending their control of those chambers and trying to erase slim Democratic majorities in the Florida and Illinois senates and the lower chambers in Pennsylvania and Oregon.
But the chances of a big pick up in inflation before the October 3 contest is slim and many Brazilians, including most of the 33m illiterate and semi-literate voters, may ignore the weekend's incident.
It said sales grew a slim 1% in the third quarter, much less than analysts expected.
"The practice of men helping women slim down contradicts our educational course in building the new society and our traditional values," the Baath party paper, Al-Thawra, quoted an Interior Ministry spokesman as saying.
'The cost of 30 or 40 copies of a slim pamphlet might be Pounds 6 or Pounds 7; the unit cost therefore about 3s 6d or 4s: and one copy could sell for Pounds 100 (about Pounds 1,500 today).
But now the chances of a dividend are "very slim," says Jay P. Stevens of Dean Witter Reynolds, who was bullish on the stock most of the year.
Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis holds a slim lead over Jesse Jackson but many likely Democratic voters are undecided on a candidate going into Wisconsin's April 5 presidential preference primary, a new poll indicates.
Industry executives believe Ally's chance of holding on to the account are slim.
Its highly profitable Compaq Computer account, with billings of $35 million, is currently up for review, and the agency's chances of keeping it are considered slim.
By contrast, Coke's domestic sales have been lackluster. While the company's international volume grew by 9% in the first quarter, retail case sales in the U.S. increased 3%, with fountain volume rising a slim 1%.
That would further improve the quality of Carlton's earnings, supporting the case for a stock market re-rating. There remains a slim threat that either parliament, the MMC or a rich foreign bidder could stymie Carlton's plans.
Nine-month operating profit totaled $14.7 million, before taxes, including a slim $2.1 million in the fiscal third quarter.
Slowing auto production helped drive industrial production down 0.3% last month, but rising car purchases led to a slim 0.2% gain in total retail sales, the government said.
Some studies conclude that an otherwise slim person with a bulging mid-drift may be in greater danger than someone who is fat all over.
In 1986, after the National Assembly's five-year term expired, the right won a slim majority.

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