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

• And then, he looked at me and said, We need to prune that apple tree again.
  然后，他看着我说：我们又该给那棵苹果树修修枝了。
• Is there any way we can prune the costs down still further?
  我们是否还有进一步削减费用的办法？
• Then he took prune buds from healthy prune trees and grafted them onto the young almond trees.
  然后他从茂盛的梅树上把梅芽取下，嫁接到那些杏树苗上。
• 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。
• The common scissors are short and small and are not ideal and can not prune branches at high position.
  一般的剪刀都很短小，要修剪高的树枝时，就无能为力，不太理想。
• In fact, if you prune it too much, you will permanently distort its shape.
  事实上，如果你删太多，你就会永远扭曲的形状。
• 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。
• Add a little non-absorbable sugar or dark fruit ( prune or pear) juice to your baby's formula.
  加入一些非可吸收糖或黑果（梅干、梨）汁在宝宝配方里。
• Please prune plum trees promptly. The plum pickers plucked the plump plums.
  请迅速修剪李子树。摘李子的人摘下饱满了李子。
• I have to prune the roses.
  我得给这些玫瑰剪枝了。