单词 | prune |
释义 | prune 1 ![]() n. 1. a. The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum, Prunus domestica. b. Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling. 2. Slang An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person. intr.v. pruned, prun·ing, prunes Slang To make a facial expression exhibiting ill temper or disgust: "Their faces prune at the slightest provocation" (James Wolcott). [Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *prūna, from Latin prūnum, plum.] |
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