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prune v.修剪；削减n.梅干；洋李脯 (1) 你应该在春天修剪一下你的玫瑰花。(2) 我们的工作就是修剪这些树的侧枝。(3) 园丁剪去枯枝。(4) 下一年度的预算将大幅度削减。(5) 老师删去这个学生文章中的多余内容。(6) 我们必须把部分多余的人员精简掉。 You may have also heard of another form of prune: the kind you eat. But other than dried plums, the word is generally used in verb form to describe giving something a much needed trim. Gardeners prune plants, cutting back dead branches and weak parts so they can thrive and grow better. Companies prune budgets to cut back on unnecessary spending. And you might need to prune your baseball hat collection if you're running out of places to put them.

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英 [pruːn] 美 [pruːn] (1) You should prune your roses in the spring.(2) It is our job to prune the side branches of these trees.(3) The gardener pruned the dead branches.(4) Next year's budget will have to be drastically pruned.(5) The teacher pruned the student's article of its superfluities.(6) We must prune away some of our surplus staff. To prune means to clip, crop, cut back, and weed out. Pruning usually happens to overgrown trees and bushes, but can also be helpful for wild eyebrows and guest lists that are too long. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]李子干；梅干 A prune is a dried plum. 2[VERB 动词]修剪；修整 When you prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year.   [V n]  [V]  [V P n (not pron)]  [Also V n P]You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...如果想让灌木结果，就必须进行修剪。There is no best way to prune.没有最好的修剪方法。Prune back means the same as prune .prune back同pruneApples, pears and cherries can be pruned back when they've lost their leaves.苹果树、梨树和樱桃树在落叶后便可修剪。3[VERB 动词]删去；除去；削减 If you prune something, you cut out all the parts that you do not need.   [V n]  [V P n (not pron)]Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。Prune back means the same as prune .prune back同pruneThe company has pruned back its workforce by 20,000 since 1989.公司自1989年以来已裁员两万人。相关词组：prune back

英语单词	prune
英美音标	英 [pruːn] 美 [pruːn]
中文释义	v.修剪；削减 n.梅干；洋李脯
英语例句	(1) You should prune your roses in the spring. (2) It is our job to prune the side branches of these trees. (3) The gardener pruned the dead branches. (4) Next year's budget will have to be drastically pruned. (5) The teacher pruned the student's article of its superfluities. (6) We must prune away some of our surplus staff.
中文例句	(1) 你应该在春天修剪一下你的玫瑰花。 (2) 我们的工作就是修剪这些树的侧枝。 (3) 园丁剪去枯枝。 (4) 下一年度的预算将大幅度削减。 (5) 老师删去这个学生文章中的多余内容。 (6) 我们必须把部分多余的人员精简掉。
vocabulary简明	To prune means to clip, crop, cut back, and weed out. Pruning usually happens to overgrown trees and bushes, but can also be helpful for wild eyebrows and guest lists that are too long.
vocabulary扩展	You may have also heard of another form of prune: the kind you eat. But other than dried plums, the word is generally used in verb form to describe giving something a much needed trim. Gardeners prune plants, cutting back dead branches and weak parts so they can thrive and grow better. Companies prune budgets to cut back on unnecessary spending. And you might need to prune your baseball hat collection if you're running out of places to put them.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]李子干；梅干 A prune is a dried plum. 2 [VERB 动词]修剪；修整 When you prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year. [V n] [V] [V P n (not pron)] [Also V n P] You have to prune a bush if you want fruit... 如果想让灌木结果，就必须进行修剪。 There is no best way to prune. 没有最好的修剪方法。 Prune back means the same as prune .prune back同prune Apples, pears and cherries can be pruned back when they've lost their leaves. 苹果树、梨树和樱桃树在落叶后便可修剪。 3 [VERB 动词]删去；除去；削减 If you prune something, you cut out all the parts that you do not need. [V n] [V P n (not pron)] Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges. 公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。 Prune back means the same as prune .prune back同prune The company has pruned back its workforce by 20,000 since 1989. 公司自1989年以来已裁员两万人。相关词组： prune back

Prune Back Cut [V Branches Means N Pruned