"pare back" in Chinese (Simplified)
削减精简
Definition
通过去除不必要的部分来减少某物的规模、数量或范围;通常用于成本、员工或活动相关情境。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
偏正式,常用于商业或管理场合。通常与 '开支'、'预算'、'员工' 搭配。强调精简而非全部去除。有时和 'cut back'(削减)混淆,但 'pare back' 更强调去除多余部分。
Examples
The company decided to pare back expenses this year.
公司决定今年要**削减**开支。
We need to pare back our spending on unnecessary items.
我们需要**削减**在不必要物品上的开销。
They are planning to pare back the number of employees next quarter.
他们计划下个季度**削减**员工数量。
After reviewing our priorities, it became clear we had to pare back some projects.
审查优先事项后,我们发现必须**削减**一些项目。
We’re trying to pare back on meetings so everyone has more time for real work.
我们正在努力**减少**会议,让每个人有更多时间做实际工作。
If sales drop further, we may have to pare back our hours.
如果销售额再下降,我们可能要**缩减**营业时间。