pare down

英 [peə(r) daʊn]

美 [per daʊn]

减少；削减

英英释义

verb

• decrease gradually or bit by bit
  Synonym:pare

双语例句

• In short, you'll pare down the problem spots that are coming between you and your much-loved denim.
  总之，你和你深爱的牛仔裤之间的问题会越来越少。
• He took pains to pare and polish himself down to the pattern of the rest of the world, but he never succeeded.
  他煞费苦心地要把自己修饰得能赶上潮流，可是他始终没能如愿以偿。
• We were asked to pare down our budget.
  我们被要求削减预算。
• Pare down your desires.
  降低我们的欲望。
• Last week he launched a campaign against official excess, calling on officials to pare down feasts.
  上周他发起遏制官员铺张浪费的努力，呼吁官员们“简化接待”。
• Pare down your bath countertop to the things you really like or need to have handy, then store the rest.
  削减您放到浴室里的厨房桌上的东西，如果你真的很喜欢或需要就储存在剩余的空间。
• The restraints on the family budget of a limited income With less money coming in, we had to pare down household expenses.
  有限的收入对家庭开支预算的约束收入减少了，我们不得不紧缩家庭开支。
• Your r é sum é is a marketing document, not a comprehensive listing of everything about you; include the things that strengthen your candidacy and pare down the rest.
  你的简历是用来推销自己的，不要像写清单一样把每件事都列下来，请写能加强竞争力和能把别人比下去的事情吧。
• We have pare down our expenses to a bare minimum.
  我们已最大限度地削减了开支。
• Pare down your email inbox. – As a first step, cancel any email newsletter subscriptions that you do not read anymore.
  清理你的收件箱。第一步，删掉每一封你再也用不着看的时事订阅刊。