prune
prune1
noun
prune2
verb
pruner
noun
语源
noun
- a plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance
李干，李子脯
stewed prunes.
煨李干。
■(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。
- Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek prou(m)non 'plum'
prune2
verb
- [with obj.]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）
■cut away (a branch or stem) in this way
修整（枝条）
prune back the branches.
整枝。
■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。
■remove (superfluous or unwanted parts) from something
从…中删除（浮夸或多余部分）
Eliot deliberately pruned away details.
艾略特有意删去了细节。
- [in sing.]an instance of trimming a tree, shrub, or bush
（树枝、灌木丛等的）修剪，修整
pruner
noun
语源
- late 15th cent. (in the sense 'abbreviate'): from Old French pro(o)ignier, possibly based on Latin rotundus 'round'
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