stewed prunes

炖梅脯

When should you prune apple trees?

苹果树应该什么时候剪枝？

He pruned the longer branches off the tree.

他把较长的树枝剪掉了。

The hedge needs pruning back.

树篱需要修剪了。

Staff numbers have been pruned back to 175.

员工的数量已精简到175人。

prune out any unnecessary details.

把无关紧要的细节统统删掉。

['u4e0d'u53ef'u6570'u540d'u8bcd]All roses require annual pruning.

玫瑰都要年年修剪。

The company would benefit from a little pruning here and there.

公司如能处处精简一点，必将获益。

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。

There is no best way to prune.

没有最好的修剪方法。

Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.

公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。

And the lambs must be supervised so they do not prom prune too much.

还必须监督这些羔羊,不能让它们吃掉太多叶子.

We talk talked week about when and how to prune plants.

上周我们谈到了该如何以及何时修剪植物的问题.

It is our job to prune the side branches of these trees.

我们的工作就是修剪这些树的侧枝.

Rubeus Hagrid: Dry up , Dersley, you great prune.

鲁伯·海格: 少罗嗦,德思礼, 你这个大苯伯.

If you stay in that bathtub any longer, you'll shrivel up into a prune.

如果你再呆在水里, 你要皱成一个干果了.

Their faces prune at the slightest provocation ( James Wolcott )

稍稍一激,他们的脸上就阴云密布 ( 詹姆斯沃尔科特 )

Please prune plum trees promptly.

请及时修剪李树.

Mother has been trying to prune unnecessary costs from our list.

妈妈正设法削减我们的花费.

prune your tree sparingly, unless the wood is dead or damaged.

保守地修剪你的果树, 除非枝条已经坏死或者损伤.

Cute Jim sat on the dune eating a prune in June.

可爱的吉姆在六月天坐在沙丘上吃着话梅.

You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.

你必须自己长大, 但是我会修剪你,使你结果子更多.

If you prune the dead wood away, the tree has a better chance of growth.

如果你把枯枝剪去, 这棵树就会长得更好.

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.

He used a bill to prune branches off of the tree.

他用钩镰把树上的枝条修剪掉.

You should prune the speech down.

你应该将演讲删掉一些.

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. It's the best time to prune.
   这是整枝的最好时节。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. He is pruning all the dead branches.
   他正在剪去所有的枯枝。
2. He is pruning roses with a pruning knife.
   他正用修枝刀修剪玫瑰。
3. We will have to prune public spending.
   我们将不得不削减公共开支。
4. We should prune waste in the health service to reduce government spending.
   我们应该减少保健服务中的浪费以削减政府开支。
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5. Next year's budget will have to be drastically pruned.
   下一年度的预算将大幅度削减。

prune away (v.+adv.)

去掉(多余部分) remove (unwanted part of anything)

prune down (v.+adv.)

削减(开支等) reduce (sth)

prune from (v.+prep.)

从…去掉,删掉 remove (unwanted parts) from (sth)

prune off (v.+adv.)

剪掉 cut off
prune sth ⇔ off

Please prune the twigs off.

请将小枝剪下。

These straggly stems should be pruned off.

这些蔓生枝条该剪了。

～+副词

• prune%20drastically">prune drastically大幅度削减
• prune%20away">prune away修剪,删去
• prune%20down%E3%80%94off%E3%80%95">prune down〔off〕剪掉

• If a man doesn't like a girl's looks..she's a..prune.

  出自：Women Speaking

• Marston's textsjudiciously pruned..without Webster's additions.

  出自：Times Literary Supplement

v.(动词)

1. prune的基本意思是“修剪”“剪枝”,指把树木或灌木的枯枝或多余树枝剪掉或剪短,以使其更整齐或更有利于生长,引申可表示“删除”“削减”没有用处的东西。
2. prune可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。

v.(动词)

prune, crop, poll, shear, trim

这五个词的共同意思是“修剪”,其区别是：

crop指剪去顶部,目的在于加以区分或惩罚; shear指剪匀、剪平(如修剪草坪)以改善其品质; poll指剪枝,目的在于使其生长良好; trim指剪掉多余物以改善其外在形态; prune则既可指剪去外表的多余物,又可指删去内容的无用部分,从形式到内容全面提高其品质。例如:

They will be shearing the meadow next week.他们将在下星期修剪草地。

We polled many trees the day before yesterday.前天,我们给树剪了枝。

Trim off the loose threads.剪掉松开的线头。

They were pruning roses.他们正在修剪玫瑰。

You should prune the speech down; it's too long.你的演讲应该删掉一些,它太长了。