学个词Learn a Word 第1179期 Trim

　　今天我们要学的词是trim。 Trim, 动词，有削减的意思。 "The local school district plans to trim $2 million from its annual budget," 当地校区计划将年度预算削减两百万美元。监狱开销给美国各州带来沉重的财政压力。 "To cut prison costs, most governors are in favor of releasing inmates¹ early to trim prison populations," 为减少监狱开支，大多数州长主张提前释放犯人，减少监狱里关押的人数。 "U.S. companies announced plans to trim fewer than 39,000 jobs in January, 46% fewer than a year before," 美国公司企业一月份宣布的裁员计划人数总计不到三万九千人，比一年前减少了46%。好的，今天我们学习的词是trim..

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n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》