[] (-mm-) slim (sth) (down)to make a company or an organization smaller, usually in order to make it more efficient; to become smaller in this way 精简(机构)◆The group is slimming its management board from eight to five members. 集团将其管理委员会从八人精简为五人。◆The slimmed down company should break even this year. 公司经精简以後应该能在今年实现盈亏平衡。