prune 音标拼音: [pr'un]
n . 干梅子,梅干,深紫红色,傻瓜
vt . 修剪,砍掉,删除
vi . 删除,删节
干梅子,梅干,深紫红色,傻瓜修剪,砍掉,删除删除,删节
prune n 1 :
dried plum v 1 :
cultivate ,
tend ,
and cut back the growth of ; "
dress the plants in the garden " [
synonym : {
snip }, {
clip }, {
crop }, {
trim },
{
lop }, {
dress }, {
prune }, {
cut back }]
2 :
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things ; "
We had to lose weight ,
so we cut the sugar from our diet " [
synonym : {
cut },
{
prune }, {
rationalize }, {
rationalise }]
Prune \
Prune \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Pruned };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Pruning }.] [
OE .
proine ,
probably fr .
F .
provigner to lay down vine stocks for propagation ;
hence ,
probably ,
the meaning ,
to cut away superfluous shoots .
See {
Provine }.]
1 .
To lop or cut off the superfluous parts ,
branches ,
or shoots of ;
to clear of useless material ;
to shape or smooth by trimming ;
to trim :
as ,
to prune trees ;
to prune an essay . --
Thackeray .
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Taking into consideration how they [
laws ]
are to be pruned and reformed . --
Bacon .
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Our delightful task To prune these growing plants ,
and tend these flowers . --
Milton .
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2 .
To cut off or cut out ,
as useless parts .
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Horace will our superfluous branches prune .
--
Waller .
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3 .
To preen ;
to prepare ;
to dress . --
Spenser .
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His royal bird Prunes the immortal wing and cloys his beak . --
Shak .
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Prune \
Prune \,
v .
i .
To dress ;
to prink ; -
used humorously or in contempt .
--
Dryden .
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Prune \
Prune \,
n . [
F .
prune ,
from L .
prunum a plum .
See {
Plum }.]
A plum ;
esp .,
a dried plum ,
used in cookery ;
as ,
French or Turkish prunes ;
California prunes .
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{
German prune } (
Bot .),
a large dark purple plum ,
of oval shape ,
often one -
sided .
It is much used for preserving ,
either dried or in sirup .
{
Prune tree }. (
Bot .)
(
a )
A tree of the genus {
Prunus } ({
Prunus domestica }),
which produces prunes .
(
b )
The West Indian tree , {
Prunus occidentalis }.
{
South African prune } (
Bot .),
the edible fruit of a sapindaceous tree ({
Pappea Capensis }).
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141 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prune ":
abbreviate ,
abridge ,
abscind ,
abstract ,
amputate ,
annihilate ,
ax ,
backset ,
ban ,
bar ,
bisect ,
blockhead ,
bob ,
boil down ,
brash ,
butcher ,
capsulize ,
carve ,
chop ,
chump ,
cleave ,
clip ,
compress ,
condense ,
contract ,
crop ,
cull ,
cultivate ,
culture ,
curtail ,
cut ,
cut away ,
cut back ,
cut down ,
cut in two ,
cut off ,
cut off short ,
cut out ,
cut short ,
delve ,
dichotomize ,
dig ,
dimwit ,
dissever ,
dock ,
dolt ,
dope ,
dress ,
dumbbell ,
elide ,
eliminate ,
enucleate ,
epitomize ,
eradicate ,
except ,
excise ,
exclude ,
extinguish ,
extirpate ,
fallow ,
fertilize ,
fissure ,
force ,
foreshorten ,
gash ,
hack ,
halve ,
harrow ,
hew ,
hoe ,
idiot ,
ignoramus ,
incise ,
isolate ,
jigsaw ,
knock off ,
lance ,
list ,
lop ,
moron ,
mow ,
mulch ,
mutilate ,
nip ,
pare ,
peel ,
pick out ,
plow ,
poll ,
pollard ,
rake ,
reap ,
recap ,
recapitulate ,
reduce ,
rend ,
retrench ,
rive ,
root out ,
rule out ,
saw ,
scissor ,
set apart ,
set aside ,
sever ,
shave ,
shear ,
shorten ,
skive ,
slash ,
slice ,
slit ,
snip ,
snub ,
spade ,
split ,
stamp out ,
strike off ,
strip ,
strip off ,
stunt ,
sum up ,
summarize ,
sunder ,
synopsize ,
take in ,
take off ,
take out ,
tear ,
telescope ,
thin ,
thin out ,
till ,
till the soil ,
trim ,
truncate ,
weed ,
weed out ,
whittle ,
wipe out ,
work
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