"pare down" in Chinese (Simplified)
精简削减
Definition
通过去除不必要的部分,使某物变得更小、更简单或更少。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
为口语和书面语常用,适用于清单、预算或过程(如“pare down the options”)。强调经过挑选地删除多余部分,使其更精简。
Examples
We need to pare down our list of candidates.
我们需要**精简**我们的候选人名单。
The company tried to pare down its expenses.
公司试图**削减**开支。
We should pare down what we pack for the trip.
我们应该**精简**旅行要带的东西。
They really need to pare down the rules—no one can remember them all.
他们真的需要**简化**规则,没有人能记住所有内容。
We had to pare down the menu to just five dishes for the event.
我们不得不把菜单**精简**到只剩五道菜。
I'm trying to pare down my commitments so I have more free time.
我正在努力**减少**我的承诺,这样就有更多空闲时间。