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

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。
Local authorities must pare their budgets.
地方政府必须削减预算。
With less money coming in, we had to pare down household expenses.
收入减少了，我们不得不紧缩家庭开支。
We were asked to pare down our budget.
我们被要求削减预算。
And letnothim thatplays the lion pare his nails.
让演狮子的别把他的指甲剪掉。
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。
The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third
部委的数量已经减少了1/3。
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。
Dennis: Whover did your pare nots buy for you?
丹尼斯：爸爸妈妈给你买了什么？