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pruned

UK //pruːnd//US //pruːnd//

词源

源自中古英语 'proinen'(修剪),最终来自拉丁语 'pro-'(向前)+ 'rotundus'(圆形)。

verb

❶ 修剪(植物),指剪掉植物多余的枝叶以促进其健康生长或控制形状。

“She pruned the rose bushes to encourage more blooms.”

(她修剪了玫瑰丛以促进更多开花。)

“The gardener pruned the trees every spring.”

(园丁每年春天都会修剪树木。)

❶ 删减(内容),指去掉多余或不必要的部分以精简或改进整体。

“The editor pruned unnecessary details from the article.”

(编辑从文章中删减了不必要的细节。)

“He pruned his speech to make it more concise.”

(他精简了演讲内容使其更简洁。)

同义词:trim, cut, clip, reduce, shorten

常见短语

prune back — 大幅修剪或削减,通常指植物或预算等需要大量减少的情况。

“We had to prune back the hedge because it was blocking the sidewalk.”

(我们不得不大幅修剪树篱,因为它挡住了人行道。)