Word · Frequency #19203
pare
削皮；剥；削去
to remove the outer skin or covering of something with a knife
- 1.
To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
用刀等切割工具削去某物的外皮或表层。
- 2.
To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
逐渐削减或缩减某物。
- 3.
To trim the hoof of a horse.
修剪马蹄。
削减；缩减；修蹄；修剪马蹄；用刀等切割工具削去某物的外皮或表层。；逐渐削减或缩减某物。；修剪马蹄。
In use
She pared the budget by cutting unnecessary expenses.
He pared the apple with a sharp knife.
The company has pared its staff by 20% over the past year.
pare sth
指削去果蔬等的外皮；也可指修剪马蹄。
Pare the potatoes before cooking them.
烹饪前先把土豆削皮。
pare sth from sth
强调从某物表面去除外层，from 后接被剥离的整体。
She pared the skin from the apple with a small knife.
她用一把小刀削去苹果皮。
pare sth away/off
away/off 表示“去除”，宾语可放在两词之间或之后。
He pared away the damaged part of the wood.
Connections
Collocations
- pare an apple
- 削苹果皮
- She pared an apple and sliced it for the children.她削了一个苹果并给孩子们切成片。
- pare away
- 削去；剥除
- Pare away the tough outer layer before cooking.烹饪前先把坚硬的外层削去。
- pare costs
- 削减成本
- They had to pare costs to stay competitive.他们不得不削减成本以保持竞争力。
- pare down
- 精简；削减
- The budget was pared down to the essentials.预算被削减到只剩下必要的项目。
- pare a horse's hoof
- 修剪马蹄
- A farrier must pare horses' hooves regularly.蹄铁匠必须定期修剪马蹄。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：pare 与 pear（梨）同音，想象给梨削皮的动作即 pare；由‘削皮’引申为‘削减、修剪’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：cooking: removing skin from fruit or vegetables、writing/business: paring down costs or text、equestrian care: trimming a horse's hoof pare 的语体随用法变化：表示“削皮”时日常口语不常用，通常更常说 peel；表示“削减、精简”时多用于书面或正式场合；表示“修马蹄”则属于专业语境。整体比较常见于书面语。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
pair、pear、bear、bare、care、share 都与 pare 同韵（/eə/），尽管拼写不同；注意 par /pɑːr/、part /pɑːt/ 等拼写相近但元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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