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parcel up make into a parcel 把…包起来 * He parcelled up some games and toys to take to the Children's Home. 他包起一些游戏用具和玩具,拿到儿童之家去。 * They parcelled up the books and posted them. 他们把书包好寄出去了。 pare down reduce or minimise sth. , esp. costs, expenditure, etc. 削减;削掉 * If we're going on holiday, we must pare down all our other expenses. 如果要去度假,我们就得削减其它一切开支。 * With less money coming in they had to pare down their household expenses. 收入减少了,他们不得不紧缩家庭开支。 * With a knife he pared down the stick. 他用刀子把那根木棒削细。 |