prune

[pru:n]

v.修剪, 削减
n.梅干,洋李脯

例句与用法:

Next year's budget will have to be drastically pruned.

下一年度的预算将大幅度削减。

The teacher pruned the student's article of its superfluities.

老师删去这个学生文章中的多余内容。

The gardener pruned the dead branches.

园丁剪去枯枝。

词形变化:

名词: pruner | 动词过去式: pruned | 动词过去分词: pruned | 动词现在分词: pruning | 动词第三人称单数: prunes |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 修剪, 修整[(+back)]

He is pruning his roses.

他在修剪他的玫瑰花。

2. 剪去, 剪除[(+back/away)]

He pruned every branch that did not bear fruit.

他把不结果的枝都修剪掉。

3. 删除; 削减[(+away/down/off)]

The budgets of several departments will require pruning.

好几个部门的预算都要削减。

vi.

整枝; 删除; 减少

It is now the best time to prune.

现在是整枝的最好时节。


n.

1. 梅干, 洋李脯[C]

We had stewed prunes for breakfast.

我们早饭吃炖梅干。

2. 【俚】乏味的人, 讨厌的人; 傻瓜[C]

3. 深紫红色[U]


短语词组:

prune off/away

1. 删除; 削减

Will you prune away the unnecessary adjectives in the passage?

把这段文字中不必要的形容词删去好吗?