
好词典
源自中古英语 'paren',意为‘削去’,可能来自古法语 'parer'(准备,修剪),最终源自拉丁语 'parare'(准备)。
❶ 指削去或剥下的薄片,通常是从水果、蔬菜等物品表面去除的部分。
“She collected the apple parings to make compost.”
(她把削下的苹果皮收集起来做堆肥。)
“The chef demonstrated how to make thin parings of carrot for the salad.”
(厨师展示了如何为沙拉切出薄薄的胡萝卜片。)
❶ 指用刀或其他工具削去或剥去某物的外层或多余部分。
“She was paring the apple with a small knife.”
(她正用小刀削苹果。)
“He spent the morning paring down the branches of the tree.”
(他花了一上午修剪树枝。)
paring knife — 一种小刀,专门用于削去水果或蔬菜的外皮或进行精细切割。
“She used a paring knife to remove the skin from the peach.”
(她用一把削皮刀去掉了桃子的皮。)
paring down — 指减少或简化某物,通常用于描述削减开支、简化流程等。
“The company is paring down its workforce to cut costs.”
(公司正在裁员以降低成本。)