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pare v.削减；剥或削（某物）的皮；修剪（某物）边缘 (1) 我们的预算已削减到最低限度。(2) 我们被要求削减预算。(3) 她正在削苹果皮。(4) 她正在修剪指甲。 Pare comes from the Latin word parare, meaning "to prepare." Think of peeling potatoes, which you might do with a paring knife, or paring your nails so you'll make a neat appearance. In each case, you are trimming something gradually. If you pare down your expectations, you might be pleasantly surprised.

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英 [peə(r)] 美 [per] (1) Our budget has been pared to the bone.(2) We were asked to pare down our budget.(3) She is paring the apple.(4) She is paring her nails. To pare is to trim — like when you pare branches on a tree or pare down your expenses to save money. 1[VERB 动词]See also:paring；削去…的皮；削去；剥去 When you pare something, or pare part of it off or away, you cut off its skin or its outer layer.   [V n from n]  [V n with adv]  [V-ed]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。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。...thinly pared lemon rind.削得很薄的柠檬皮2[VERB 动词]削减；减少 If you pare something down or back, or if you pare it, you reduce it.   [be V-ed adv]  [V n with adv]  [V n]The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third...部委的数量已经减少了1/3。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。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。Local authorities must pare their budgets.地方政府必须削减预算。

英语单词	pare
英美音标	英 [peə(r)] 美 [per]
中文释义	v.削减；剥或削（某物）的皮；修剪（某物）边缘
英语例句	(1) Our budget has been pared to the bone. (2) We were asked to pare down our budget. (3) She is paring the apple. (4) She is paring her nails.
中文例句	(1) 我们的预算已削减到最低限度。 (2) 我们被要求削减预算。 (3) 她正在削苹果皮。 (4) 她正在修剪指甲。
vocabulary简明	To pare is to trim — like when you pare branches on a tree or pare down your expenses to save money.
vocabulary扩展	Pare comes from the Latin word parare, meaning "to prepare." Think of peeling potatoes, which you might do with a paring knife, or paring your nails so you'll make a neat appearance. In each case, you are trimming something gradually. If you pare down your expectations, you might be pleasantly surprised.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]See also:paring ；削去…的皮；削去；剥去 When you pare something, or pare part of it off or away, you cut off its skin or its outer layer. [V n from n] [V n with adv] [V-ed] 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。 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。 ...thinly pared lemon rind. 削得很薄的柠檬皮 2 [VERB 动词]削减；减少 If you pare something down or back, or if you pare it, you reduce it. [be V-ed adv] [V n with adv] [V n] The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third... 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。 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。 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。 Local authorities must pare their budgets. 地方政府必须削减预算。

Pare Paring [V N Adv D Budget Verb