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
• 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。
• 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。
• I did want to pare down my political involvements to a minimum.
  我的确想尽量少参加些政治活动。
• Pare down your desires.
  降低我们的欲望。
• 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。
• 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。
• But let's have a look at your paws: they're a mighty length, I'll have to pare your nails down a bit.
  你把脚掌伸出来让我看看。哎呀，你指甲太长，我得把你的指甲剪下来一点！
• Both unemployed, the Lamp couple had to pare down their house hold expenses.
  由于俩人都失业了，兰姆夫妇不得不减少家庭开支。
• 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。