Pruning
['pruːnɪŋ] or ['prʊnɪŋ]
解释:
(noun.) the act of trimming a plant.
(noun.) something that has been pruned off of a plant.
编辑:娜塔莎--From WordNet
解释:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prune
(n.) The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.
(n.) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings.
整理:莱斯利
例句:
- And yet not so well as with a pruning-hook made for the purpose? 柏拉图. 理想国.
- The adults stood aloft upon their toes and their mighty tails, their talons pruning every available leaf and twig. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- So much has religion done for me; turning the original materials to the best account; pruning and training nature. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- May we not say that this is the end of a pruning-hook? 柏拉图. 理想国.
- Only by pruning out of these rotten branches can the tree remain healthy and grow. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- Under pretence of pruning off the exuberant branches, he would be apt to destroy the tree. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
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