prune /pruːn/ CET6 TEM4 ( pruning, pruned, prunes )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A prune is a dried plum. 李子干

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I When you prune, or prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year. 修剪 (树木)

  例：

  You have to prune a bush if you want fruit.

  如果你想要果树结果，你就得给它剪枝。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB Prune back means the same as . 修剪 (树木)

  例：

  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之后就可以被修剪。

• 4. 

  V-T If you prune something, you cut out all the parts that you do not need. 删减

  例：

  Companies are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.

  公司都在削减投资并减少产品种类。

• 5. 

  PHRASAL VERB Prune back means the same as . 删减

  例：

  The company has pruned back its workforce by 20,000 since 2003.

  公司自2003年以来已经裁减了2万名员工。

• 6. 

  V → an archaic word for preen