| 单词 | pare |
| 释义 | pare (peəʳ ) Word forms: pares , paring , pared 1. verb When you pare something, or pare part of it off or away, you cut off its skin or its outer layer. Pare the brown skin from the meat with a very sharp knife. [VERB noun + from] He took out a slab of cheese, pared off a slice and ate it hastily. [VERB noun with adverb] ...thinly pared lemon rind. [VERB-ed] 2. See also paring 3. verb If you pare something down or back, or if you pare it, you reduce it. The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. [be V-ed adv] The luxury tax won't really do much to pare down the budget deficit. [VERB noun with adverb] Local authorities must pare their budgets. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cut back, cut, reduce, crop Collocations: pared back Public sector net borrowing is likely to be pared back slightly to about 125 billion this year. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Then whole chains were closed or drastically pared back overnight. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Keep accessories pared back - let the frock do the talking. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It is understood that will be pared back to about 45,000 a month. Times, Sunday Times (2010) |
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