The finance team pared the marketing budget by ten percent this quarter.

財務團隊本季將行銷預算削減了百分之十。

We need to pare down the guest list before booking the conference hotel.

在預訂會議飯店之前，我們需要先精簡賓客名單。

Management is paring staff costs gradually instead of announcing large layoffs.

管理階層正逐步削減人事成本，而不是宣布大規模裁員。