"to trim by cutting close," c. 1300, from Old French parer "arrange, prepare; trim, adorn," and directly from Latin parare "make ready, prepare, furnish, provide, arrange, order; contrive, design, intend, resolve; procure, acquire, obtain, get; get with money, buy, purchase" (related to parere "produce, bring forth, give birth to"), from PIE *par-a-, suffixed form of root *pere- (1) "produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth," and derived words in diverse senses (cognates: Lithuanian pariu "to brood," Greek poris "calf, bull," Old High German farro, German Farre "bullock," Old English fearr "bull," Sanskrit prthukah "child, calf, young of an animal," Czech spratek "brat, urchin, premature calf"). Generalized meaning "to reduce something little by little" is from 1520s. Related: Pared; paring.
实用例句
1. Pare the brown skin from the meat with a very sharp knife.
用一把非常锋利的刀将褐色的皮从肉上剥去。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Local authorities must pare their budgets.
地方政府必须削减预算。
来自柯林斯例句
3. First, pare the rind from the lemon.
首先把柠檬皮剥掉。
来自《权威词典》
4. Pare off the rind from the orange using a sharp knife.
