英语词汇“prune”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prune¹ n. [countable]

Plant Biologyany plum when it is dried.

prune² v. [~ + object], pruned, prun•ing.

to cut or chop off extra or unwanted twigs, branches, or roots from;
trim:She pruned the trees in her garden.
Botanyto cut or chop off:She pruned a few branches off her trees.
to remove (anything considered extra or unnecessary):pruning surplus staff members.

prun•er, n. [countable]

prune¹ n.

Plant Biologya variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
Plant Biologysuch a plum when dried.
Plant Biologyany plum.

Greek proû(m)non plum¹
Latin prūna, plural (taken as feminine singular) of prūnum plum
Middle French
late Middle English 1300–50

prune² v.t., pruned, prun•ing.

Botanyto cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots).
to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from;
trim.
to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).
to remove (anything considered superfluous or undesirable).

Latin propāgin-, stem of propāgō; see propagate)
Middle French proognier to prune (vines), variant of provigner, derivative of provain scion (
late Middle English prouynen 1400–50

prun′a•ble, adj.
prun′a•bil′i•ty, n.
prun′er, n.

prune³ v.t., pruned, prun•ing.

Animal Behavior[Archaic.]to preen.

Latin unguere); see preen¹
Latin pro- pro-¹) + oindre to anoint (
Old French poroign-, present stem of poroindre, equivalent. to por- (
Middle English prunen, pruynen, proy(g)nen 1350–1400

prun′a•ble, adj.

prune /pruːn/ n

a purplish-black partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of plum tree
slang chiefly Brit a dull, uninteresting, or foolish person

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French prune, from Latin prūnum plum, from Greek prounon

prune /pruːn/ vb

to remove (dead or superfluous twigs, branches, etc) from (a tree, shrub, etc), esp by cutting off
to remove (anything undesirable or superfluous) from (a book, etc)

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French proignier to clip, probably from provigner to prune vines, from provain layer (of a plant), from Latin propāgo a cutting

ˈprunable adj ˈpruner n

单词	prune
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 prune¹ /prun/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Plant Biologyany plum when it is dried. prune² /prun/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], pruned, prun•ing. to cut or chop off extra or unwanted twigs, branches, or roots from; trim:She pruned the trees in her garden. Botanyto cut or chop off:She pruned a few branches off her trees. to remove (anything considered extra or unnecessary):pruning surplus staff members. prun•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 prune¹ (pro̅o̅n),USA pronunciation n. Plant Biologya variety of plum that dries without spoiling. Plant Biologysuch a plum when dried. Plant Biologyany plum. Greek proû(m)non plum¹ Latin prūna, plural (taken as feminine singular) of prūnum plum Middle French late Middle English 1300–50 prune² (pro̅o̅n),USA pronunciation v.t., pruned, prun•ing. Botanyto cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots). to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from; trim. to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable). to remove (anything considered superfluous or undesirable). Latin propāgin-, stem of propāgō; see propagate) Middle French proognier to prune (vines), variant of provigner, derivative of provain scion ( late Middle English prouynen 1400–50 prun′a•ble, adj. prun′a•bil′i•ty, n. prun′er, n. prune³ (pro̅o̅n),USA pronunciation v.t., pruned, prun•ing. Animal Behavior[Archaic.]to preen. Latin unguere); see preen¹ Latin pro- pro-¹) + oindre to anoint ( Old French poroign-, present stem of poroindre, equivalent. to por- ( Middle English prunen, pruynen, proy(g)nen 1350–1400 prun′a•ble, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prune /pruːn/ n a purplish-black partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of plum tree slang chiefly Brit a dull, uninteresting, or foolish person Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French prune, from Latin prūnum plum, from Greek prounon prune /pruːn/ vb to remove (dead or superfluous twigs, branches, etc) from (a tree, shrub, etc), esp by cutting off to remove (anything undesirable or superfluous) from (a book, etc) Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French proignier to clip, probably from provigner to prune vines, from provain layer (of a plant), from Latin propāgo a cutting ˈprunable adj ˈpruner n
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