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　

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

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。

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

In short, you'll pare down the problem spots that are coming between you and your much-loved denim.
总之，你和你深爱的牛仔裤之间的问题会越来越少。
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。
Pare the brown skin from the meat with a very sharp knife
用一把非常锋利的刀将褐色的皮从肉上剥去。
She pare off the thick peel with a sharp knife.
她用一把锋利的刀削去厚厚的果皮。
Look here, you pare the potatoes like this. It is as easy as shelling peas.
看，你这样削去土豆皮。那就像剥豌豆一样容易。
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。
Please pare a pair of pears for me.
请给我削一对梨子。
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。
Look here, you pare the potatoes like this.
看，你这样削去土豆皮。
Local authorities must pare their budgets.
地方政府必须削减预算。