paring

• 名词，指从某物上削下的薄片或薄条，也指水果或蔬菜被削去的皮。

A noun referring to a thin fragment or slice shaved from something, or the skin or peel of a fruit or vegetable that has been cut off.

1. Shaving or sliceB2formal

   A thin piece or fragment that has been cut or shaved off a larger object, especially wood.

   刨花

   • The carpenter swept up the wood parings from the floor.
   • He collected the thin parings of the pencil sharpener.
   • The floor was covered with parings from the carving project.

   同义词chipfragmentshavingslicesliversplinter

2. Peel or skinB1formal

   The outer layer or skin of a fruit or vegetable that has been removed, typically with a knife or peeler.

   果皮

   • She threw the apple parings into the compost bin.
   • The potato parings can be used to make vegetable stock.
   • He carefully collected the parings from the carrots.

   同义词peelpeelingrindshavingskin

• 动词，指削去或切掉某物的外皮、边缘或多余部分，通常是为了减小体积或使其更美观。

A verb used to indicate the act of trimming or cutting away the outer layer or edges of something, often to reduce or improve it.

1. Trim or cut awayB2formal

   To cut off the outer layer or edges of something, often to make it smaller or neater.

   削去

   • She pared the apple with a sharp knife.
   • He pared the edges of the wood to make them smooth.
   • The chef pared the vegetables before cooking.

   同义词clipcutpeelprunereduceshaveskintrim

   反义词addaugmentenlargeexpandgrowincrease

2. Reduce graduallyB2formal

   To decrease something little by little, often costs or expenses.

   削减

   • The company pared down its budget for the next quarter.
   • They pared the workforce to cut costs.
   • We need to pare our expenses to stay within the limit.

   同义词curtailcut backdiminishprunereduceshavetrimwhittle

   反义词augmentenlargeexpandincrease

3. Remove skin or rindB1formal

   To strip off the outer covering of a fruit or vegetable.

   削皮

   • She carefully pared the orange with a knife.
   • He pared the potato before boiling it.
   • The recipe says to pare the carrots first.

   同义词hullpeelshaveskinstriptrim

短语动词变体pare down