They can be thought of as a shorthand instruction to match the same string again.

The slim booklets describe a range of services and facilities

这些薄薄的小册子介绍了一系列服务和设施。

She goes for tall slim men.

她喜欢瘦高个的男子。

My slimming attempts tend to go in fits and starts

我的瘦身运动总是三天打鱼两天晒网。

Slimming snacks that offer miraculous weight loss are a con

有神奇减肥效果的瘦身点心是一个骗局。

The young woman was tall and slim

那个年轻的女子身材苗条修长。

If you're slimming, resisting tempting goodies becomes a measure of your 'success' as a woman

你要是在减肥的话，能否抗拒诱人的美食就成为衡量你作为一个女人是否“成功”的标准。

She is trying to get slim.

她想要变苗条一些。

The specialist who carried out the brain scan thought Tim's chances of survival were still slim

给蒂姆做脑部扫描的专科医生认为他活下来的可能性仍旧渺茫。

Scientists have been scouring the world in recent decades for all manner of miracle plants that can help people slim down.

近几十年来科学家们一直在世界各地寻找各种各样的可以帮助人们减肥的神奇植物。

The Home Office will keep its name, but will slim down its responsibilities to concentrate on terrorism, security and immigration.

内政部将保留名称不变，但将削减它的指责；转而一心一意负责恐怖主义、安全和移民问题。

However, if they had obese friends there was a 15 percent chance they would slim down.

但是，如果他交了胖朋友，日后变瘦的几率就仅有15%。

Procter& Gamble is planning to slim down its product slate.

宝洁公司（Procter&Gamble）正计划“瘦身”。

Judy is overweight, she needs to slim down.

朱迪身体超重，她需要去减肥。

You have to slim down your holiday plans since costs have risen so much.

既然费用上涨得这么厉害，你们必须削减假日计划安排。

Dresdner's investment bank will not be the only one to slim down riskier activities such as proprietary trading.

德瑞斯顿银行的投行将削减像自由资金交易这样更具风险的业务，它将不会是唯一的一家。

No matter which diet you choose, though, you have to stick to it if you really want to slim down.

如果你真希望减肥，那么不论你选择哪种节食方法，都必须坚持下去。

He wants to slim down for his wedding to his Claudia Solis.

为了他和Claudia Solis的婚礼，他决定减肥。

Can you slim down by kissing too much?

经常接吻能减肥么？

I have to slim down for the wedding.

你身材超赞啊我得为了婚礼瘦下来。

Amanda: Hmm. Well, my doctor said that the best way to slim down is to think about your long-term health.

阿曼达：嗯。我的医生告诉我，减肥的最好的方式就是要为你的长期健康着想。