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Pare Verb Skin Pared 例:The 英[Peə(R 美[Per Vt.削皮;削减;修剪(指甲等

单词 pare
音标
英[peə(r)] 美[per]
解释
vt.削皮;削减;修剪(指甲等);
例句

VERB
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.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
削减;减少
If you pare something down or back, or if you pare it, you reduce it.
例:The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third...部委的数量已经减少了1/3。
例: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。
变形
third:pares~done:pared~ing:paring~past:pared~

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