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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables. I tapered the end of the fence post with an ax.
  用来削水果或蔬菜的皮的小尖刀。我用斧头将篱笆桩顶端削尖。
• 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。
• Temporary staffing companies, meanwhile, can seldom reduce their own fixed costs in time and are wary of paring too far for fear of missing the eventual upturn.
  与此同时，临时岗位招聘公司很少能够及时削减自己的固定成本，它们也担心成本削减太多，会错过形势最终好转的机会。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。