slenderize

slenderize
(亦作 -ise)
verb
  1. [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。
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