trimmer

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɹɪmə/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
    — It put me to endless expense of having roof-men, gutter-men and tree-trimmers. At last I gave the grim order, “Cut her down.”
  2. A device used to trim.
    — My new electric shaver has a beard trimmer attachment.
  3. A member of the crew who trims the sails.
  4. Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.
    — Thus Halifax was a Trimmer on principle.
  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.
  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. historical
    — Trimmers are used to stow the coal in the vessel, and, in the case of vessels with awkwardly-situated cargo spaces, a great deal of trimming may be involved. Vessels specially constructed for coal carrying have very wide hatches, and these may be easy trimmers, that is, need only a minimum of trimmers or self trimmers which require only the final cover of coal over each hold to be levelled down by trimmers. Trimmers are employed by the shipowners and they are paid tonnage rates.
  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. historical
  8. A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
  9. An adjustable electrical component.
  10. One who or that which trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold. dated
    — Mr. Hazeldean wrote him such a trimmer that it could not but produce an unconciliatory reply.
  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.
形容词 adj.
  1. comparative form of trim: more trim comparative,form-of

词形变化

trimmers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
beard trimmer bush trimmer headsail trimmer hedge trimmer mainsail trimmer mainsheet trimmer nail trimmer nose trimmer sail trimmer shrub trimmer strimmer string trimmer wing trimmer

词源

词源 1
From trim + -er. Figurative sense of “person who changes views with prevailing opinions” from 1680s, from nautical sense of “adjust sails with the wind”.
词源 2
From trim + -er. Figurative sense of “person who changes views with prevailing opinions” from 1680s, from nautical sense of “adjust sails with the wind”.
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