prunes

英 [pruːnz]

美 [pruːnz]

n.  干梅子; 西梅干; 李子干
v.  修剪树枝; 打杈; 裁减; 削减; 精简
prune的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• Lady, you're full of prunes.
  小姐，你真是蠢到家了。
• But why did ends our fingers and toes wrinkle like black prunes and not the rest of us?
  但是，为什么手指和脚趾的末端褶皱得像黑色的梅子干，但其它部位则不会如此呢？
• He who eats too many prunes, sits on potty many moons.
  李子多吃最伤人，害你茅坑月月蹲。
• She always has prunes in syrup for breakfast.
  她早饭总吃糖水梅子。
• I always add a little Madeira to the liquid when I stew prunes.
  在炖李子时我常加些马德拉葡萄酒在汤里。
• Prunes, black cherry, hints of vanilla cocoa.
  洋李干、黑樱桃，以及一丝香草可可的香气。
• Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit.
  凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
• Dried fruits such as prunes, pears, and peaches, are stewed.
  梅干，梨脯，桃脯等干果，都是炖过的。
• As they neared the end of the last aisle, she discovered that had forgotten to pick up a package of prunes.
  当他们快走到最后一个通道的尽头时，妻子发现她忘了拿盒话悔。
• It is particularly concentrated in apple peel but is also found in cranberries and prunes and in basil, oregano and thyme.
  熊果素主要存在于苹果皮之中，同时也可以在小红莓、梅子、花椒叶和麝香草中找到。