| 单词 | prune |
| 释义 | prune n dried plum 西梅脯; 西梅乾 a dish of stewed prunes 一碟煮西梅脯. prune v 1 (a) [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (back) trim the shape of (a tree, bush, etc) by cutting away some of the branches, etc, esp to encourage new growth 修剪（树木等） She has been pruning the roses. 她一直在修剪玫瑰. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (from/off sth);~ sth (away/back/off) remove (dead wood, branches,etc) by cutting 剪去（枯木、 枯枝等） These straggly stems should be pruned off the bush. 这些灌木的蔓生枝条该剪了. Prune back the longer branches. 剪掉过长的树枝. =>Usage at clip2 用法见clip2. 2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth of sth; ~ sth down reduce the extent of sth by cutting unnecessary parts 精简某事物; 除去某事物的多余部分 Next year´s budget will have to be drastically pruned. 下一年度的预算将大幅度削减. Try to prune your essay of irrelevant detail. 尽量删去你那文章中无关的细节. She´s pruning down the novel at the publisher´s request. 她按出版商的要求对小说进行删改. |
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