paring

英 [ˈpeərɪŋ]

美 [ˈperɪŋ]

n.  削下的皮; (指甲、水果、蔬菜等的)削去物
v.  削皮; 去皮; 逐步减小(数量或体积); 使缩小; 修剪(指甲等)
pare的现在分词

现在分词：paring　复数：parings　

BNC.48355 / COCA.27197

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 削下的皮；（指甲、水果、蔬菜等的）削去物
  Paringsare thin pieces that have been cut off things such as a fingernails, fruit, or vegetables.
  1. ...nail parings.
     剪掉的指甲
  2. ...vegetable parings.
     剥下的菜叶

英英释义

noun

• (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off
  1. she could peel an apple with a single long paring
• a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
  Synonym:slivershaving

双语例句

• In campaign speeches, he has spoken in fairly ruthless terms about the need to cut health and social security spending for instance by paring the cost of terminal care and by slashing the prescription drugs bill.
  在竞选演说中，他曾相当坚决地表示，需要削减医疗和社会保障方面的支出比如削减临终关怀的支出，并大幅减少处方药费用。
• Let us as paring neighbors live.
  让我们像近邻一样在一起生活吧。
• Adding to this uncertainty for clients are reports of fund managers paring back resources and reducing costs, and the threat of industry consolidation.
  而有关基金经理削减资源和降低成本的报告以及行业整合的威胁，又加大了客户所面临的不确定性。
• People have also reacted swiftly to the current problems, paying down debt and paring back purchases out of prudence or necessity.
  人们对当前问题也迅速作出了反应，无论是出于谨慎或者必要，他们纷纷偿还债务并减少支出。
• The father was so cheese paring with his son's pocket money that the boy hadn't enough money to buy a table tennis bat.
  这位父亲给孩子的零用钱少得可怜，孩子想买个乒乓球拍都没有足够的钱。
• The US is faced with the choice of either paring back its budget deficits and monetary base as soon as the current risks of deflation dissipate, or setting the stage for a potential upsurge in inflation.
  美国面临一个选择：是一旦当前的通缩风险消失，就立刻削减预算赤字和货币基数，还是迎接可能的通胀飙升。
• In fact, it has spent much of the last decade paring down its capacity in order to boost its fledgling profit margins.
  事实上，过去十年来该公司多数时间都在削减运力，以求提高脆弱的利润率。
• The layer can be used by steel, paring, fibre, or wood.
  层板可选用钢板、木板、橡胶板等板料。
• While there was some paring of the initial sharp declines in equity and commodity prices yesterday, as short-selling bans were introduced in Italy and Spain, there is no mistaking the bearish tone.
  虽然随着意大利和西班牙颁布卖空禁令，股市和大宗商品价格最初的急剧下跌在昨日有所缓和，但市场基调无疑是看跌的。
• Credit Suisse and Barclays are also paring staff as banks slash expenses to meet ambitious profit targets.
  各银行为实现雄心勃勃的利润指标而着手削减支出之际，瑞信（creditsuisse）和巴克莱（barclays）也计划进行裁员。