(slimmer, slimmest) very small; not as big as you would like微薄的；不足的◆Airlines run on very slim margins.航空公司的经营利润十分微薄。◆The government has only a slim chance of meeting its economic targets.政府实现其经济目标的希望很渺茫。(about a business or an organization) reduced to a smaller and more efficient size（企业或机构）精简的，精干的◆The deal will make us a smaller and slimmer company.这一协议将使我们公司有所精简。