pare

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

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。

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

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。

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。