单词 | prune |
释义 | prune 2 ![]() v. pruned, prun·ing, prunes v.tr. 1. To cut off or remove dead or living parts or branches of (a plant, for example) to improve shape or growth. 2. To remove or cut out as superfluous. 3. To reduce: prune a budget. v.intr. To remove what is superfluous or undesirable. [Early Modern English, from Middle French prougner, from Old French prooignier, perhaps from pro-, variant of por-, pur-, away, forth (from Latin prō-, in front; see PRO–1) + rooignier, to trim (from Vulgar Latin *rotundiāre, to round off, from Latin rotundus, round; see ret- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] pruner n. |
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