"pare down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 精簡
• 削減

Definition

透過去除不必要的部分，使某物變得更小、更簡單或更少。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在口語和書面語中都常用，適用於清單、預算或流程（如“pare down the list”）。強調仔細去除多餘部分，讓事物變得更簡單。

Examples

We need to pare down our list of candidates.

我們需要**精簡**我們的候選人名單。

The company tried to pare down its expenses.

公司試圖**削減**開支。

We should pare down what we pack for the trip.

我們應該**精簡**旅行要帶的東西。

They really need to pare down the rules—no one can remember them all.

他們真的需要**簡化**規則，沒有人能全部記住。

We had to pare down the menu to just five dishes for the event.

我們不得不把菜單**精簡**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**減少**我的承諾，這樣就有更多空閒時間。