"paring" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 果皮
• 削下物

Definition

削去水果或蔬菜外皮时除下的一小片或薄皮。也可以指将东西修剪得更小或整洁的行为。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于烹饪，如 'apple parings', 'potato parings' 等。可作不可数或复数名词。也可引申为修剪、简化；不要和 'pairing'（配对）混淆。

Examples

I put the apple parings in the compost bin.

我把苹果**皮**放进了堆肥箱。

She carefully removed the potato parings.

她小心地去除了土豆的**皮**。

Throw the carrot parings away.

把胡萝卜**皮**扔掉。

All those little parings add up when you cook for a big family.

为大家庭做饭时，这些小小的**皮屑**其实会堆积很多。

He spent the afternoon paring down the project to the essentials.

他花了一下午把项目**精简**到最基本的内容。

Don't worry about a few parings on the table—the cleaning will take care of them.

桌上有些**皮**不用担心，等会儿收拾就好了。