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

• This is using ActionScript's E4X syntax to pare down the data set to the
  这里使用的是ActionScript的E4X语法来减少
• 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。
• One way to deal with overload is to pare down commitments, as Leo Babauta describes in his beautiful post, How to be less busy in a busy, busy world.
  要处理这种情绪上的负担，有一种办法就是像利欧·巴布塔在他的博客美文《如何在纷繁世界中泰然生活》中所说的，适当放低对自己的要求。
• We were asked to pare down our budget.
  我们被要求削减预算。
• Whatever the reason, there are several grassroots movements afoot that have average Joes trying to pare down their possessions and do more living with less stuff.
  不论是什么原因，有一些属于草根们的活动，一些普通人正在进行着，来减少自己的所有物，更少的东西带来更多的生活。
• With less money coming in, we had to pare down household expenses.
  收入减少了，我们不得不紧缩家庭开支。
• We have pare down our expenses to a bare minimum.
  我们已最大限度地削减了开支。
• In response, Samsung is working to pare down its crowded smartphone lineup. It's also making a major move into India to capture more of the low-cost phone market.
  作为应对，三星正在削减它臃肿的智能手机部门，并大举进军印度争夺更多的低端手机市场。
• I moved immediately after the election to pare down radically the size of the executive branch.
  大选后，我立即采取行动，大肆削减行政部门的人员。
• 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。