pare

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1.

削, 修剪, 剝皮

trim (something) by cutting away its outer edges

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She carefully pared the apple before slicing it.
她小心翼翼地削了蘋果，然後切片。
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He used a knife to pare down the wooden stick.
他用刀削木棍。
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peeltrimcutshaveclip
2.

削減, 減少, 縮減

reduce (something) in size, extent, quantity, or number, typically in a gradual way

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The company had to pare down its workforce to cut costs.
公司不得不削減員工以降低成本。
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We need to pare down the budget for next year.
我們需要削減明年的預算。
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reducedecreasecutcurtailtrim down