pare

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pare /peə $ per/ verb [transitiveT] → pear, pair

1 DFCto cut off the outer layer of something, using a sharp knife 〔用刀子〕削去…的皮

Pare the rind from the fruit.

削去水果的外皮。

2 REDUCEto reduce the amount, number, or size of something as much as you can 盡量削減，減少

The firm has not been able to pare costs fast enough to match competitors.

那家公司一直沒能迅速削減開支，難以與對手抗衡。

The country’s defences have been pared to the bone (=reduced as far as possible).

該國的防禦能力已被削減至最低水平。

3 pare something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v REDUCEto reduce something, especially by making a lot of small reductions 〔逐步〕削減，減少

The list was pared down for the final interviews.

名單上的人數逐步減少，直到確定了最後面試人選。

—pared-down adjectiveadj

Even in its pared-down form, the contract was unacceptable.

即使已經删減過，這份合同還是讓人無法接受。

Examples from the Corpus

pare down• Conoco, which once had 11 layers of management, has pared that down to six layers.

Examples from the Corpus

pare• The rest could be pared away.• The problem with the Journal is that we are a small society trying to pare costs to the minimum.• But whereas caricature depends on paring down character to exaggerated essentials, acting conveys shades, nuances and inconsistencies.• Mr Hall has pared down the bebop style and you are left with the spirit, minus the meaningless displays of technique.• In our quest for experiencing the ultimate New York hotel bar, we must pare down the prospects.• The banking industry is aggressively paring its ranks, and the current wave of megamergers simply means more layoffs.• Pare one small apple and then dice it.

From Longman Business Dictionary