pare

削皮、削、剥

She pared the apples carefully before slicing them into the pie.

她仔细把苹果削皮，再切片放进派里。

削减、缩减

The company pared its workforce by nearly a third last year.

公司去年把人力削减了将近三分之一。

修剪

He sat by the window paring his fingernails with a small knife.

他坐在窗边用小刀修剪指甲。

精简、缩减

We need to pare down the report to two pages.

我们得把报告精简成两页。