英语解释法语解释

pare

音标[pєә]

汉语翻译

vt. 剥, 削, 消减
相关词组:
pare sth down

词型变化

名词:parer 动词过去式:pared 过去分词:pared 现在分词:paring 第三人称单数:pares

英语解释

动词 pare:

decrease gradually or bit by bit
同义词：pare down
cut small bits or pare shavings from
同义词：whittle
strip the skin off
同义词：skin, peel
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
同义词：trim

例句

Our budget has been pared to the bone.
我们的预算已削减到最低限度。
Expenditures by the Federal Government have been steadily pared.
联邦政府的开支正在逐渐削减。
She is paring the apple.
她正在削苹果皮。

详细解释

pare

v.tr.（及物动词）
pared,par.ing,pares
To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument:
削去…的皮，剥皮：用小刀或类似工具除去外皮：
例句：
pare apples.
削苹果

To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving:
削（边）：用或似用切、剪或刨的方式：
例句：
pared off the excess dough.
削掉多余的面团

To reduce as if by cutting off outer parts; trim:
削减，缩减：像削去外层部分一样减少；削减：
例句：
pare expenses.
缩减开支

来源：
Middle English paren
中古英语 paren
from Old French parer [to prepare, trim]
源自古法语 parer [筹备，削减]
from Latin par3re [to prepare] * see per…-
源自拉丁语 par3re [筹备，筹划] *参见 per…-

【引伸】
par.er
n.（名词）

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