
好词典

源自中古英语 'paren',来自古法语 'parer'(意为准备、修剪),最终源自拉丁语 'parare'(准备)。
❶ 指用刀等工具削去水果、蔬菜的外皮,或修剪指甲等物体的边缘使其更整齐。
“She carefully pared the apple before eating it.”
(她仔细削了苹果皮后才吃。)
“He pared his nails with a small knife.”
(他用小刀修剪了指甲。)
❶ 比喻逐步减少或削减某事物,通常指预算、开支或规模等。
“The company pared its workforce by 20% last year.”
(该公司去年削减了20%的员工。)
“We need to pare down our expenses to save money.”
(我们需要削减开支来省钱。)
pare down — 指逐步减少某物的数量或规模,常用于描述精简开支、人员或内容等。
“After the recession, many businesses had to pare down their operations.”
(经济衰退后,许多企业不得不缩减业务规模。)
pare back — 与pare down类似,表示削减或减少,但更强调回调到之前的水平。
“The government decided to pare back its spending plans.”
(政府决定缩减其支出计划。)