prune

noun

1. 干梅子；西梅干；李子干
   a dried plum that is often eaten cooked
   1. stewed prunes
      炖梅脯

verb

1. 修剪树枝；打杈
   to cut off some of the branches from a tree, bush, etc. so that it will grow better and stronger
   1. When should you prune apple trees?
      苹果树应该什么时候剪枝？
   2. He pruned the longer branches off the tree.
      他把较长的树枝剪掉了。
   3. The hedge needs pruning back.
      树篱需要修剪了。
2. 裁减；削减；精简
   to make sth smaller by removing parts; to cut out parts of sth
   1. Staff numbers have been pruned back to 175.
      员工的数量已精简到175人。
   2. Prune out any unnecessary details.
      把无关紧要的细节统统删掉。

1. 李子干；梅干
   A prune is a dried plum.
2. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
   2. There is no best way to prune.
      没有最好的修剪方法。
   3. Prune back means the same as prune .
      prune back同prune
   4. 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 删去；除去；削减
   If you prune something, you cut out all the parts that you do not need.
   1. Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.
      公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。
   2. Prune back means the same as prune .
      prune back同prune
   3. 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。

1. 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。
2. There is no best way to prune.
   没有最好的修剪方法。
3. Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.
   公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。
4. Can you tell me whether it is a good thing to prune an apple tree?
   你能否告诉我该不该修剪苹果树？
5. Is there any way we can prune the costs down still further?
   我们是否还有进一步削减费用的办法？
6. If you prune the dead branches away, the tree has a better chance of growth.
   你若把枯枝剪掉，树可能长得更好。
7. Please prune the twigs off.
   请将小枝剪下。
8. The city council has been trying to prune unnecessary costs from its list.
   市议会一直在努力从支出计划中削减不必要的开支。
9. I think you should prune some of the adjectives from your writing so as to improve it.
   我觉得你应该删去你文章中的一些多余的形容词，以使之更精练。
10. Shall I prune this bush down? it's beginning to shut out some light from the house.
    我把这树丛剪短些好吗？它开始遮挡屋子的光线了。
11. We will have to prune public spending.
    我们将不得不削减公共开支。
12. You can traverse the document tree, prune nodes, or graft on new ones.
    您可以遍历文档树、删除节点或者嫁接新节点。
13. Then he took prune buds from healthy prune trees and grafted them onto the young almond trees.
    然后他从茂盛的梅树上把梅芽取下，嫁接到那些杏树苗上。
14. Add a little non-absorbable sugar or dark fruit ( prune or pear) juice to your baby's formula.
    加入一些非可吸收糖或黑果（梅干、梨）汁在宝宝配方里。
15. And then, he looked at me and said, We need to prune that apple tree again.
    然后，他看着我说：我们又该给那棵苹果树修修枝了。
16. I have to prune the roses.
    我得给这些玫瑰剪枝了。
17. You prune your roses in winter?
    你在冬天修剪玫瑰？
18. The common scissors are short and small and are not ideal and can not prune branches at high position.
    一般的剪刀都很短小，要修剪高的树枝时，就无能为力，不太理想。
19. If you could prune this essay it would improve it.
    如果你能对这篇文章作些删节，文章会有所改观的。
20. On a Saturday afternoon they set up a card table in a corner of Prune Yard's central courtyard.
    在周六下午，他们在PruneYard's中心院子的一个角落里搭建了一张牌桌。
21. Soft tannins structure with currants fruits, dark berry, plum and ripe prune.
    丹宁柔和酒体结构佳，充满黑醋栗、黑浆果、李子和成熟的蜜枣味道。
22. Please prune plum trees promptly. The plum pickers plucked the plump plums.
    请迅速修剪李子树。摘李子的人摘下饱满了李子。
23. He used a bill to prune branches off of the tree.
    他用钩镰从树上剪除枝条。
24. Do not prune fruit trees when they are in bud.
    果树含苞待放时别修剪树枝。
25. In fact, if you prune it too much, you will permanently distort its shape.
    事实上，如果你删太多，你就会永远扭曲的形状。
26. You must grow on your own! But I will prune you to make you fruitful.
    灵命的成长要靠你自己，但我将会修剪你，使你多结果子。
27. Walnut trees that grow too large make it inconvenient to prune, spray, and harvest.
    生长过大的核桃树，不便于修剪，喷药和采收。
28. Fall is the time to prune trees.
    秋日正是修剪树木的时候。
29. You should take some time and prune your roses for planting at this stage if you are planting bare root roses.
    你应该需要一些时间和修剪玫瑰种植现阶段如果你种植裸根玫瑰。
30. We talked last week about when and how to prune plants.
    我们在上周谈论了何时以及如何修剪植物。

noun

1. dried plum

verb

1. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
   1. We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet

   Synonym:    cutrationalizerationalise

2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   1. dress the plants in the garden

   Synonym:    snipclipcroptrimlopdresscut back