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TOEFL BNC: 11960 COCA: 14230

prune

noun
/pruːn/
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  1. a dried plum that is often eaten cooked干梅子；西梅干；李子干
    • stewed prunes炖梅脯
    Topics Foodc2
    Word Originnoun Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek prou(m)non ‘plum’.

prune

verb
/pruːn/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they prune
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he / she / it prunes
/pruːnz/
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past simple pruned
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past participle pruned
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-ing form pruning
/ˈpruːnɪŋ/
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  1. to cut off some of the branches from a tree, bush, etc. so that it will grow better and stronger修剪树枝；打杈
    • prune something When should you prune apple trees?苹果树应该什么时候剪枝？
    • He pruned the longer branches off the tree.他把较长的树枝剪掉了。
    • prune something back The hedge needs pruning back.树篱需要修剪了。
    Extra Examples
    • Prune the trees hard in the winter.在冬天将树木做大幅度修剪。
    • The roses had been pruned back severely.玫瑰被修剪得很整齐。
    Topics Gardensc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • drastically
    • hard
    • heavily
    • …
    See full entry
  2. prune something (back) to make something smaller by removing parts; to cut out parts of something裁减；削减；精简
    • Staff numbers have been pruned back to 175.员工的数量已精减到 175 人。
    • The railway companies have pruned their timetables (= there are fewer trains).铁路公司已经缩短了时间表。
    • Prune out any unnecessary details.把无关紧要的细节统统删掉。
    • Their budgets have been drastically pruned.他们的预算遭到了大幅削减。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • drastically
    • hard
    • heavily
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originverb late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘abbreviate’): from Old French pro(o)ignier, possibly based on Latin rotundus ‘round’.
TOEFL BNC: 11960 COCA: 14230
prune

verb

ADVERB➤drastically, hard, heavily, severely大幅修剪；狠狠地修剪；大量削減◇Prune the trees hard in the winter.在冬天將樹木做大幅度修剪。◇Their budgets have been drastically pruned. (figurative) 他們的預算遭到了大幅削減。➤back剪去◇The roses had been pruned back more severely.玫瑰被剪掉了一大截。
TOEFL BNC: 11960 COCA: 14230
TOEFL BNC: 11960 COCA: 14230
prune
Gardening: aerate, bed out, bonsai...
To get rid of something or someone: replace, throw away, shed...
Dried fruit: currant, nut, peppercorn...

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