pruning

['pru:niŋ]

n. 修剪
动词prune的现在分词形式

例句与用法：

She's pruning down the novel at the publisher's request.

她按出版商的要求对小说进行删改。

She has been pruning the roses.

她一直在修剪玫瑰。

She scratched herself badly while pruning the roses.

她修剪玫瑰花时把自己划伤了一大片。

I found him pruning his roses.

我看到他正在给玫瑰修剪枝条。

详细释义：

n.

1. 修剪; 删除

2. (常复数)剪下的残枝