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1. Oxford Dictionary

   prune

   • IPA[pruːn]

   英式

   • v.
     trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth；cut away (a branch or stem) from a tree, shrub, etc.
   • n.
     an instance of trimming a tree, shrub, or bush

   • verb: prune, 3rd person present: prunes, gerund or present participle: pruning, past tense: pruned, past participle: pruned

   • noun: prune, plural noun: prunes

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth now is the time to prune roses to limit growth, prune in summer 同義詞 cut back, trim, thin, thin out, pinch back, ... 更多crop, clip, shear, pollard, top, dock, shape, even up, neaten, tidy (up)
   • ▪ cut away (a branch or stem) from a tree, shrub, etc. prune back the branches 同義詞 cut off, lop (off), chop off, hack off, clip, ... 更多snip (off), nip off, dock, sever, detach, remove
   • ▪ reduce the extent of (something) by removing superfluous or unwanted parts the workforce was pruned 同義詞 reduce, cut, cut back, cut down, cut back on, ... 更多pare, pare down, slim down, make reductions in, make cutbacks in, trim, whittle away/down, salami-slice, decrease, diminish, axe, shrink, minimize, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, informalslash
   • ▪ remove (superfluous or unwanted parts) from something Eliot deliberately pruned away details

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an instance of trimming a tree, shrub, or bush they need little care other than an annual prune
3. • 更多解釋

   prune

   • IPA[pro͞on]

   美式

   • v.
     trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially ... now is the time to prune roses to limit growth, prune in summer

   Oxford American Dictionary

   prune

   • IPA[pruːn]

   英式

   • n.
     a plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.

   Oxford Dictionary

   prune

   • IPA[pro͞on]

   美式

   • n.
     a plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.

   Oxford American Dictionary