prune

英 [pruːn]

美 [pruːn]

n.  干梅子; 西梅干; 李子干
v.  修剪树枝; 打杈; 裁减; 削减; 精简

复数：prunes　过去分词：pruned　现在分词：pruning　过去式：pruned　第三人称单数：prunes　

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Collins.2 / BNC.11960 / COCA.14230

短语动词

牛津词典

noun

• 干梅子；西梅干；李子干
  a dried plum that is often eaten cooked
  1. stewed prunes
     炖梅脯

verb

• 修剪树枝；打杈
  to cut off some of the branches from a tree, bush, etc. so that it will grow better and stronger
  1. When should you prune apple trees?
     苹果树应该什么时候剪枝？
  2. He pruned the longer branches off the tree.
     他把较长的树枝剪掉了。
  3. The hedge needs pruning back.
     树篱需要修剪了。
• 裁减；削减；精简
  to make sth smaller by removing parts; to cut out parts of sth
  1. Staff numbers have been pruned back to 175.
     员工的数量已精简到175人。
  2. Prune out any unnecessary details.
     把无关紧要的细节统统删掉。

柯林斯词典

• 李子干；梅干
  Apruneis a dried plum.
• VERB 修剪；修整
  When youprunea tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year.
  1. You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...
     如果想让灌木结果，就必须进行修剪。
  2. There is no best way to prune.
     没有最好的修剪方法。
  3. Prune backmeans the same asprune.
     prune back同prune
  4. Apples, pears and cherries can be pruned back when they've lost their leaves.
     苹果树、梨树和樱桃树在落叶后便可修剪。
• VERB 删去；除去；削减
  If youprunesomething, you cut out all the parts that you do not need.
  1. Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.
     公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。
  2. Prune backmeans the same asprune.
     prune back同prune
  3. The company has pruned back its workforce by 20,000 since 1989.
     公司自1989年以来已裁员两万人。

英英释义

noun

• dried plum

verb

• weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
  1. We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
  Synonym:cutrationalizerationalise
• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  1. dress the plants in the garden
  Synonym:snipclipcroptrimlopdresscut back

双语例句

• If you prune the dead branches away, the tree has a better chance of growth.
  你若把枯枝剪掉，树可能长得更好。
• If you could prune this essay it would improve it.
  如果你能对这篇文章作些删节，文章会有所改观的。
• You must grow on your own! But I will prune you to make you fruitful.
  灵命的成长要靠你自己，但我将会修剪你，使你多结果子。
• On a Saturday afternoon they set up a card table in a corner of Prune Yard's central courtyard.
  在周六下午，他们在PruneYard's中心院子的一个角落里搭建了一张牌桌。
• I think you should prune some of the adjectives from your writing so as to improve it.
  我觉得你应该删去你文章中的一些多余的形容词，以使之更精练。
• The city council has been trying to prune unnecessary costs from its list.
  市议会一直在努力从支出计划中削减不必要的开支。
• Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.
  公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。
• There is no best way to prune.
  没有最好的修剪方法。
• Soft tannins structure with currants fruits, dark berry, plum and ripe prune.
  丹宁柔和酒体结构佳，充满黑醋栗、黑浆果、李子和成熟的蜜枣味道。
• Shall I prune this bush down? it's beginning to shut out some light from the house.
  我把这树丛剪短些好吗？它开始遮挡屋子的光线了。