pare

英 [peə(r)]

美 [per]

v.  削皮; 去皮; 逐步减小(数量或体积); 使缩小; 修剪(指甲等)

过去分词：pared　过去式：pared　现在分词：paring　复数：pares　第三人称单数：pares　

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Collins.1 / BNC.19203 / COCA.13217

牛津词典

verb

• 削皮；去皮
  to remove the thin outer layer of sth
  1. First, pare the rind from the lemon.
     首先把柠檬皮剥掉。
  2. She pared the apple.
     她削了苹果。
• 逐步减小（数量或体积）；使缩小
  to gradually reduce the size or amount
  1. The training budget has been pared back to a minimum.
     培训预算已被削减到最低限度。
  2. The workforce has been pared to the bone (= reduced to the lowest possible level) .
     公司员工已被裁减到极限。
• 修剪（指甲等）
  to cut away the edges of sth, especially your nails, in order to make them smooth and neat

柯林斯词典

• See also:Pare the brown skin from the meat with a very sharp knife...He took out a slab of cheese, pared off a slice and ate it hastily....thinly pared lemon rind.paring
• VERB 削减；减少
  If youparesomethingdownorback, or if youpareit, you reduce it.
  1. The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third...
     部委的数量已经减少了1/3。
  2. The luxury tax won't really do much to pare down the budget deficit...
     奢侈品税其实对削减预算赤字并不会有多少帮助。
  3. The United States can pare back its military presence in Asia as well...
     美国还可以削减其在亚洲的军事力量。
  4. Local authorities must pare their budgets.
     地方政府必须削减预算。

英英释义

verb

• decrease gradually or bit by bit
  Synonym:pare down
• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
  1. pare one's fingernails
  2. trim the photograph
  3. trim lumber
  Synonym:trim
• strip the skin off
  1. pare apples
  Synonym:skinpeel
• cut small bits or pare shavings from
  1. whittle a piece of wood
  Synonym:whittle

双语例句

• He took out a slab of cheese, pared off a slice and ate it hastily.
  他拿出一大块奶酪，切下一片，匆忙吃了。
• And letnothim thatplays the lion pare his nails.
  让演狮子的别把他的指甲剪掉。
• We were asked to pare down our budget.
  我们被要求削减预算。
• Dennis: Whover did your pare nots buy for you?
  丹尼斯：爸爸妈妈给你买了什么？
• Both unemployed, the Lamp couple had to pare down their house hold expenses.
  由于俩人都失业了，兰姆夫妇不得不减少家庭开支。
• You never pare the apple, sometimes even without washing.
  你吃苹果从来不削皮，甚至不洗。
• We have pare down our expenses to a bare minimum.
  我们已最大限度地削减了开支。
• Pare down your list of possible occupations based on what you learned from your research.
  你做的调查尽的削减清单上的职业。
• Pare down your bath countertop to the things you really like or need to have handy, then store the rest.
  削减您放到浴室里的厨房桌上的东西，如果你真的很喜欢或需要就储存在剩余的空间。
• GM earlier this week said it will pare production of Opel vehicles built in the region.
  该公司本周早些时候称将削减欧宝（Opel）汽车在西欧的产量。