pare something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v REDUCEto reduce something, especially by making a lot of small reductions 〔逐步〕削减,减少 The list was pared down for the final interviews. 名单上的人数逐步减少,直到确定了最后面试人选。
—pared-down adjectiveadj Even in its pared-down form, the contract was unacceptable. 即使已经删减过,这份合同还是让人无法接受。
pare down• Conoco, which once had 11 layers of management, has pared that down to six layers.
→ pare something ↔ down at pare(1)