prune

[pru:n]

v.修剪, 削减
n.梅干,洋李脯

例句与用法：

Next year's budget will have to be drastically pruned.

下一年度的预算将大幅度削减。

The teacher pruned the student's article of its superfluities.

老师删去这个学生文章中的多余内容。

The gardener pruned the dead branches.

园丁剪去枯枝。

词形变化：

名词: pruner | 动词过去式: pruned | 动词过去分词: pruned | 动词现在分词: pruning | 动词第三人称单数: prunes |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 修剪, 修整[(+back)]

He is pruning his roses.

他在修剪他的玫瑰花。

2. 剪去, 剪除[(+back/away)]

He pruned every branch that did not bear fruit.

他把不结果的枝都修剪掉。

3. 删除; 削减[(+away/down/off)]

The budgets of several departments will require pruning.

好几个部门的预算都要削减。

vi.

整枝; 删除; 减少

It is now the best time to prune.

现在是整枝的最好时节。

n.

1. 梅干, 洋李脯[C]

We had stewed prunes for breakfast.

我们早饭吃炖梅干。

2. 【俚】乏味的人, 讨厌的人; 傻瓜[C]

3. 深紫红色[U]

短语词组：

prune off/away

1. 删除; 削减

Will you prune away the unnecessary adjectives in the passage?

把这段文字中不必要的形容词删去好吗?