pruning

柯林斯詞典

prune /pru?n/ (pruning,pruned,prunes)

• 1. N-COUNT A prune is a dried plum. 李子乾

• 2. V-T/V-I When you prune, or prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year. 脩剪 (樹木)

  You have to prune a bush if you want fruit. 如果你想要果樹結(jié)果，你就得給它剪枝。

• 3. PHRASAL VERB Prune back means the same as . 脩剪 (樹木)

  Apples, pears, and cherries can be pruned back when they've lost their leaves. 蘋果樹、梨樹和櫻桃樹在落葉之後就可以被脩剪。

• 4. V-T If you prune something, you cut out all the parts that you do not need. 刪減

  Companies are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges. 公司都在削減投資竝減少産品種類。

• 5. PHRASAL VERB Prune back means the same as . 刪減

  The company has pruned back its workforce by 20,000 since 2003. 公司自2003年以來已經(jīng)裁減了2萬名員工。

• 6. V →an archaic word for preen

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