prunes

英 [pruːnz]

美 [pruːnz]

n.  干梅子; 西梅干; 李子干
v.  修剪树枝; 打杈; 裁减; 削减; 精简
prune的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 李子干；梅干
  Apruneis a dried plum.
• VERB 修剪；修整
  When youprunea tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year.
  1. You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...
     如果想让灌木结果，就必须进行修剪。
  2. There is no best way to prune.
     没有最好的修剪方法。
  3. Prune backmeans the same asprune.
     prune back同prune
  4. 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后便可修剪。
• VERB 删去；除去；削减
  If youprunesomething, you cut out all the parts that you do not need.
  1. Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.
     公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。
  2. Prune backmeans the same asprune.
     prune back同prune
  3. The company has pruned back its workforce by 20,000 since 1989.
     公司自1989年以来已裁员两万人。

双语例句

• It is particularly concentrated in apple peel but is also found in cranberries and prunes and in basil, oregano and thyme.
  熊果素主要存在于苹果皮之中，同时也可以在小红莓、梅子、花椒叶和麝香草中找到。
• Lady, you're full of prunes.
  小姐，你真是蠢到家了。
• The official recipes also suggested grated apples and chopped prunes and dried elderberries to replace the missing dried fruit.
  官方的食谱也建议用苹果碎、碎西梅干和干接骨木果来代替所缺的果脯。
• An alternative approach is to have a self-pruning cache that stores entries, as needed, but prunes them at an expiration time.
  一个变通方法是使用一个能在需要时存储条目而在过了有效期后清除条目的自清除高速缓存（self-pruningcache）。
• Only after a few years, one can find the sweet taste of prunes and chocolate.
  窖藏一些年后会有甜梅和巧克力味。
• He who eats too many prunes, sits on potty many moons.
  李子多吃最伤人，害你茅坑月月蹲。
• Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit.
  凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
• As they neared the end of the last aisle, she discovered that had forgotten to pick up a package of prunes.
  当他们快走到最后一个通道的尽头时，妻子发现她忘了拿盒话悔。
• This kind of view is full of prunes.
  这种看法是完全错误的。
• I always add a little Madeira to the liquid when I stew prunes.
  在炖李子时我常加些马德拉葡萄酒在汤里。