Pare
[ pɛə ]
第5级
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vt. 削皮;削减;修剪（指甲等）;
📝 例句
We must pare down expenses.
我们必须减少费用。
The accountant have pre pare the balance sheet for the first half year.
会计已准备出上半年的资产负债表。
The potatoes were pared and cut into chunks.
马铃薯被削了皮并切成了块。
The rough edges need to be pared off.
毛糙的边角需要修掉。
The government was trying hard to pare down its expenses.
政府正竭力削减开支。
🌱 联想助记
【串】我为他付出一切fare(费用),并且我就pare(剥)光一切衣服,bare(赤裸的)在街上跑一圈
【记】※ spare-空闲的,pare-削:空闲时间喜欢削皮
※ pare-削,pear-梨:削去梨皮再吃能少摄入些残留农药
※ pa-拼音“怕”,re-谐音“热”:在屋里怕热就把裘皮大衣剥下来
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pare
v[Tn]
1 trim (sth) by cutting away the edges 修剪（某物）边缘
pare one's finger-nails 修剪指甲.
2 cut away the skin or outer covering from (sth); peel 剥或削（某物）的皮: pare an apple 削苹果.
3 (phr v) pare sth down reduce sth considerably 大量削减某物
We have pared down our expenses to a bare minimum. 我们已最大限度地削减了开支. pare sth off (sth) remove (skin, peel, etc) from sth in thin strips 一条条地剥去或削掉（外皮）
She pared off the thick peel with a sharp knife. 她用一把锋利的刀削去厚厚的果皮. =>Usage at clip2 用法见clip2.
🔁 扩展释义
*[pєә]vt. 剥, 削, 消减相关词组: pare sth down
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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I should have quit while I was ahead.
我应该见好就收。
I'm not accustomed to that kind of social situation.
我不太习惯那种社交场合。
Which speech are you going to listen to this afternoon?
今天下午你准备去听哪个报告？