释义 |
prune 1 AHD[pro͞on] D.J.[pruːn]K.K.[prun]n.(名词)- The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum,Prunus domestica. 洋李干:几种不同的普通的李子 的部分被晒干的果实
- Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.可以制干的李子:任何一种可以制干但又不损坏果实的李子
- Slang An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person.【俚语】 脾气暴躁的人,没有能力的人:一个脾气坏的、愚蠢的或没有能力的人
v.intr.(不及物动词)pruned, prun.ing, prunes 【俚语】 - To make a facial expression exhibiting ill temper or disgust:作出厌恶的表情:作出一种显示怒气或厌恶的面部表情:"Their faces prune at the slightest provocation"(James Wolcott)“稍稍一激,他们的脸上就阴云密布”(詹姆斯·沃尔科特)
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Vulgar Latin *prūna 源自 俗拉丁语 *prūna
- from Latin prūnum [plum] 源自 拉丁语 prūnum [李子]
prune 2 AHD[pro͞on] D.J.[pruːn]K.K.[prun]v.(动词)pruned, prun.ing, prunes v.tr.(及物动词)- To cut off or remove dead or living parts or branches of (a plant, for example) to improve shape or growth.修剪:为了使形状更好看或促进生长而切除或去掉(比如植物的活或死的部分或枝条)
- To remove or cut out as superfluous.删除或切除:把…作为多余的东西移去或切除
- To reduce:削减:prune a budget.削减
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To remove what is superfluous or undesirable.删除:把多余或不想要的东西去掉
- Middle English prouinen 中古英语 prouinen
- from Old French proignier 源自 古法语 proignier
- perhaps from Vulgar Latin *prōretundiāre 可能源自 俗拉丁语 *prōretundiāre
- Latin prō- [in front] * see pro- 1拉丁语 prō- [在前面] * 参见 pro-1
- Latin rotundus [round] from rota [wheel] * see ret- 拉丁语 rotundus [圆的] 源自 rota [轮子] * 参见 ret-
prunʹer n.(名词) |