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。

Examples from the Corpus

pare down• Conoco, which once had 11 layers of management, has pared that down to six layers.

→ pare something ↔ down at pare(1)

单词	pare something ↔ down
释义	pare something ↔ down 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。 Examples from the Corpus pare down• Conoco, which once had 11 layers of management, has pared that down to six layers. → pare something ↔ down at pare(1)
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