Prune
[pruːn] or [prun]
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay.
(v. t.) To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.
(v. t.) To preen; to prepare; to dress.
(v. i.) To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.
(n.) A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.
博妮塔校對
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Lop, trim, clip, dock, cut short.
n. Dried plum.
加德纳整理
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Trim, lop, drees, amputate
ANT:Pamper, train
整理:肯尼思
解釋/意思:
v.t. to trim by lopping off superfluous parts: to divest of anything superfluous: to arrange or dress feathers as birds do.—ns. Pru′ner; Pru′ning the act of pruning or trimming; Pru′ning-hook a hooked bill for pruning with; Pru′ning-knife a large knife with a slightly hooked point for pruning.—n.pl. Pru′ning-shears shears for pruning shrubs &c.
n. a plum esp. a dried plum.—adj. Prunif′erous bearing plums.
伯纳黛特校對
娱乐性解釋/意思:
A plum that has seen better days: the boarding-house veteran and the landlady's pet; badly wrinkled, yet well preserved.
校對:诺艾尔
例句/造句/用法:
- But if I thought my life was going to be like it--Prune,' she caught Gudrun's arm, 'I should run. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Hermione herself wore a dress of prune-coloured silk, with coral beads and coral coloured stockings. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes, and prism are all very good words for the lips: especially prunes and prism. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Here it seemed to Little Dorrit that a change came over the Marshalsea spirit of their society, and that Prunes and Prism got the upper hand. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Another modification of Prunes and Prism insinuated itself on Little Dorrit's notice very shortly after their arrival. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- And yet not so well as with a pruning-hook made for the purpose? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- The adults stood aloft upon their toes and their mighty tails, their talons pruning every available leaf and twig. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- 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. 簡·愛.
- May we not say that this is the end of a pruning-hook? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Only by pruning out of these rotten branches can the tree remain healthy and grow. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Under pretence of pruning off the exuberant branches, he would be apt to destroy the tree. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
安妮編輯