vt.

1. 削（果子等）的皮；剪；修（指甲等）
   The potatoes were pared and cut into chunks.

   馬鈴薯被削了皮並切成了塊。

2. 修掉（角、邊等）[（+off/away）]
   The rough edges need to be pared off.

   毛糙的邊角需要修掉。

3. 消減，縮減[（+down/away）]
   We were asked to pare down our budget.

   我們被要求削減預算。

v.

1. trim by cutting away the outer edges of.
2. (often pare something away/down) reduce or diminish in a number of small successive stages.