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