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

Someone who changes your life pare of it;
人的变化，你的人生调整汇率的；
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。
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。
And letnothim thatplays the lion pare his nails.
让演狮子的别把他的指甲剪掉。
Pare down your bath countertop to the things you really like or need to have handy, then store the rest.
削减您放到浴室里的厨房桌上的东西，如果你真的很喜欢或需要就储存在剩余的空间。
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。
His pare notnts gave he some cash, or he were tITetoe capable to take a bike.
他的爸妈给了他一些钱，所以他能买得起一辆车。
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。
Both unemployed, the Lamp couple had to pare down their house hold expenses.
由于俩人都失业了，兰姆夫妇不得不减少家庭开支。
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。