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pare

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漢語翻譯


vt. 剝, 削, 消減
相關詞組:
pare sth down

詞型變化:

名詞:parer 動詞過去式:pared 過去分詞:pared 現在分詞:paring 第三人稱單數:pares 

英文解釋:

動詞 pare:

  1. decrease gradually or bit by bit
    同義詞:pare down
  2. cut small bits or pare shavings from
    同義詞:whittle
  3. strip the skin off
    同義詞:skin, peel
  4. remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
    同義詞:trim

例句:

  1. Our budget has been pared to the bone.
    我們的預算已削減到最低限度。
  2. Expenditures by the Federal Government have been steadily pared.
    聯邦政府的開支正在逐漸削減。
  3. She is paring the apple.
    她正在削蘋果皮。

詳細解釋:


pare

v.tr.(及物動詞)
pared,par.ing,pares
To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument:
削去…的皮,剝皮:用小刀或類似工具除去外皮:
例句:
pare apples.
削蘋果

To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving:
削(邊):用或似用切、剪或刨的方式:
例句:
pared off the excess dough.
削掉多餘的麵團

To reduce as if by cutting off outer parts; trim:
削減,縮減:像削去外層部分一樣減少;削減:
例句:
pare expenses.
縮減開支

來源:
Middle English paren
中古英文 paren
from Old French parer [to prepare, trim]
源自 古法文 parer [籌備,削減]
from Latin par3re [to prepare] * see per…-
源自 拉丁語 par3re [籌備,籌劃] *參見 per…-

【引伸】
par.er
n.(名詞)

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