pare
verb [ T often + adv/prep ] uk/peər/ us/per/
削（尤指水果或蔬菜的）皮
to cut away the outer layer from something, especially a fruit or a vegetable
He was busy paring apples in the kitchen. 他正忙着在厨房里削苹果。
Pare off any bits of the carrots that don't look very nice. 把胡萝卜看上去不太好的地方都削掉。
（尤指大量地）削减，减少
to reduce something, especially by a large amount
The three-hour play has been pared (down/back) to two hours. 这出三个小时的戏被缩短成了两小时。
Idiom
pare something (down) to the boneidiom 把…缩减到极限
to reduce something to a level at which only what is absolutely necessary is left