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

• And letnothim thatplays the lion pare his nails.
  让演狮子的别把他的指甲剪掉。
• 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。
• His pare notnts gave he some cash, or he were tITetoe capable to take a bike.
  他的爸妈给了他一些钱，所以他能买得起一辆车。
• Local authorities must pare their budgets.
  地方政府必须削减预算。
• We have pare down our expenses to a bare minimum.
  我们已最大限度地削减了开支。
• 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。
• By studying the transport winch system structure, a pare of manual brakes are designed and its structure and function are introduced later.
  在研究了运输绞车系统结构的基础上，为绞车设计了一对手动制动闸。
• I do not like to pare off the apple whenever I eat them.
  每当我吃苹果时，我不愿意把苹果皮削掉。
• If we use it properly, it can pare apples.
  如果我们能恰当地使用小刀，那它能削去苹果皮。
• Someone who changes your life pare of it;
  人的变化，你的人生调整汇率的；