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- a plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance李干, 李子脯：
stewed prunes.
煨李干。
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- informal an unpleasant or disagreeable person〈非正式〉讨厌的人, 乏味的人：
he was a good leader, but a right miserable old prune.
他是个好领导, 但却是个不讨人喜欢的老可怜虫。
词源
Middle English: from Old French，via Latin from Greek prou（m）non 'plum'.
with obj.
1- trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to increase fruitfulness and growth修剪, 修整（树, 灌木丛）。
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- cut away (a branch or stem) in this way修整（枝条）：
prune back the branches.
整枝。
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- reduce the extent of (something) by removing superfluous or unwanted parts删除, 除去, 削减：
the cabinet is zealous to prune expenditure.
内阁热衷于削减支出。
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- remove (superfluous or unwanted parts) from something从…中删除（浮夸或多余部分）：
Eliot deliberately pruned away details.
埃利奥特有意删去了细节。
派生词
pruner
noun词源
late 15th cent. （in the sense 'abbreviate'）： from Old French pro（o）ignier,possibly based on Latin rotundus 'round'.