pare /pɛə/ TEM8 ( paring, pared, pares )

• 1. 

  V-T When you pare something, or pare part of it off or away, you cut off its skin or its outer layer. 削皮; 去掉…外层

  例：

  Pare the brown skin from the meat with a very sharp knife.

  用一把非常锋利的刀削掉肉上褐色的皮。

  例：

  He took out a slab of cheese, pared off a slice and ate it hastily.

  他拿出厚厚的一块奶酪，切下一片急匆匆地吃了。

• 2. 

  V-T If you pare something down or back, or if you pare it, you reduce it. 削减

  例：

  The governor's campaign fund could be pared down to $500.

  州长竞选活动基金可能会被削减到$500。

  例：

  The luxury tax won't really do much to pare down the budget deficit.

  奢侈品税不能真的在削减预算赤字上起到多大作用。