[with obj.][usu. as adj. slenderizing](chieflyN. Amer.)make (a person or a part of their body) appear more slender (主北美)使(人,身体部位)显得更苗条 my mother has always held that dark colours are slenderizing. 我母亲始终认为深色使人显得更苗条。 ■[no obj.](of a person) lose weight; become slim 减肥;变苗条 ■(figurative)reduce the size of (something) (喻)缩减 a campaign promise that he would slenderize the executive branch. 他将精简行政部门的竞选承诺。