The problem with trimmed means, however, is that they involve abrupt cliffs, lopping off the top and bottom of the index while giving adjacent percentiles their full weight.

然而，经过调整的数据有个问题，它们包括一些断崖，砍掉了指数的顶部和底部，同时给邻近的百分比以全部权重。

But, " to trim" means to cut a little.

但是，“修剪”的意思是剪掉一点。

" To trim" means to cut something a little bit.

“修剪”的意思是把东西剪掉一点。

The phrase trim the waistline means to keep your body weight healthy with no extra fat around your waistline, the area of your body above the hips.

“trim the waistline”，意思是保持健康的体重，腰周围没有多余的脂肪。腰指臀部以上的身体部位。

The phrase trim the waistline means to keep your body weight healthy with no extra fat around your waistline – the area of your body above the hips.

“保持身形”这个短语的意思是保持健康体重，你的腰身周围——臀部以上的身体区域——没有多余的脂肪。

So, " hedge trimming" means to cut the branches and leaves of the hedges, the small trees or bushes.

所以，“绿篱修剪”就是修剪树篱的枝叶、小乔木或灌木。