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

• Paring down items in the kitchen, bathroom and pantry in separate chunks will make an otherwise-daunting task much more approachable.
  减少厨房、浴室及食品储藏室的东西并整理分类，会让本来令人却步的工作变得更加容易着手。
• The GSEs will increase their existing portfolios until 2010, when they hope to start paring them back.
  两家GSE将增加现有资产组合，直至2010年&他们希望到那时开始剥离这些资产。
• 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。
• 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。
• But it also shows how, after a year dealing with a multi-billion dollar trading loss, credit rating downgrades, increased regulations and a slow market for deals, even Dimon appears to be paring back his vision.
  但它同时表明，1年来，面对数十亿美元的交易损失、遭到下调的信贷评级、更为严格的监管和疲软的交易市场，甚至连戴蒙似乎都开始变得收敛起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you used a paring knife, remove it and push the core through the bottom of the apple with your fingers.
  如果你用的是水果刀，那么移掉它，用你的手指通过苹果底部将核挖出。
• Tell them you'll need a sharp paring knife and a bottle of vodka.
  告诉他们你需要一把锋利的刀和一瓶伏特加。
• After programmes have been decided on and a few pilot units have gained experience, the local organizations can start their paring down.
  我们的方案确定了，又有了几个典型经验，各地方就可以开始搞。