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

• 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。
• I moved immediately after the election to pare down radically the size of the executive branch.
  大选后，我立即采取行动，大肆削减行政部门的人员。
• I did want to pare down my political involvements to a minimum.
  我的确想尽量少参加些政治活动。
• 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。
• 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。
• To get at the fruit, you pare off the rather thick peel with a sharp knife.
  为了吃到果肉，你得用一把很锋利的刀削掉表面那层比较厚的皮。
• Dennis: Whover did your pare nots buy for you?
  丹尼斯：爸爸妈妈给你买了什么？
• 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。
• You never pare the apple, sometimes even without washing.
  你吃苹果从来不削皮，甚至不洗。
• Please pare a pair of pears for me.
  请给我削一对梨子。