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English translation for "prune"

[ pru:n ] 
vt.
1.修剪(树枝),剪除,伐除 (down) 砍去 (away off)。
2.省去(费用等);删掉,除去(多余部分)。
短语和例子

n.
1.洋李脯,梅干。
2.深紫红色的。
3.〔美国〕没趣的人,讨厌的人;蠢货。
短语和例子

vt.
〔罕用语〕=preen.


Related Translations:
pruning:  n.1.(树等的)修剪。2.【电学】切断分路。
pruning hook:  修枝钩镰。
prune peddler:  〔美国〕食品商,食品店员。
prune picker:  〔美国〕果园工人。
pruning shears:  剪枝剪。
prunes and prisms:  装腔作势;矫揉造作的(人或言语)。
Example Sentences:
1.A sapling needs pruning , a child discipline .
小树要砍,小孩要管。
2.Wounds frequently occur as a result of pruning .
修剪往往造成损伤。
3.Her exuberance of spirit was pruned down .
她那种奔放的精神不见了。
4.We prune plants to make them grow stronger
我们对植物剪枝使他们生长得更壮。
5.Try to prune your essay of irrelevant detail .
尽量删去你那文章中无关的细节。
6.In writing an essay one must do a lot of pruning .
写文章要下一番剪裁的工夫。
7.Next year 's budget will have to be drastically pruned .
下一年度的预算将大幅度削减。
8.She scratched herself badly while pruning the roses .
她修剪玫瑰花时把自己划伤了一大片。
9.She is pruning down the novel at the publisher 's request .
她按出版商的要求对小说进行删改。
10.With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush .
他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了。
Similar Words:
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