pared

英 [peəd]

美 [perd]

v. 削皮; 去皮; 逐步减小(数量或体积); 使缩小; 修剪(指甲等)
pare的过去分词和过去式

过去式：pared　

柯林斯词典

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。