pruning
US
UK pruning n: (trimming of plants)
SC 修枝 xiū zhī
SC 剪枝 xiū zhī，jiǎn zhī
SC 修剪 xiū zhī，xiū jiǎn
TC 修剪
TC 修剪
The gardener did the daily pruning.
pruning n: figurative (removal of [sth] superfluous) (比喻)
SC 修剪，删除 xiū jiǎn，shān chú
TC 修剪
TC 修剪
The company has too many employees and needs pruning.
prune n: (dried plum)
SC 李子干 lǐ zǐ gān
TC 乾梅
TC 乾梅
SC 西梅干 lǐ zǐ gān ，xī méi gān
Prunes are said to have a laxative effect.
据说李子干具有轻泻剂的效果。
prune [sth] vtr: (cut tree, shrub, etc.) (树木等)
SC 修剪 xiū jiǎn
TC 修剪
TC 修剪
Susan always prunes her hedges in the autumn.
苏珊总是在秋季修剪树篱。
prune [sth] vtr: figurative (reduce, trim)
SC 精简, 削减, 删削
Business is bad; we're going to have to prune the staff.
pruning shears npl: (garden tool for cutting branches)
SC 整枝剪刀 zhěng zhī jiǎn dāo
I used pruning shears to cut back the rose bush.