prunes

英 [pruːnz]

美 [pruːnz]

n.  干梅子; 西梅干; 李子干
v.  修剪树枝; 打杈; 裁减; 削减; 精简
prune的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 李子干；梅干
  Apruneis a dried plum.
• VERB 修剪；修整
  When youprunea tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year.
  1. You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...
     如果想让灌木结果，就必须进行修剪。
  2. There is no best way to prune.
     没有最好的修剪方法。
  3. Prune backmeans the same asprune.
     prune back同prune
  4. Apples, pears and cherries can be pruned back when they've lost their leaves.
     苹果树、梨树和樱桃树在落叶后便可修剪。
• VERB 删去；除去；削减
  If youprunesomething, you cut out all the parts that you do not need.
  1. Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.
     公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。
  2. Prune backmeans the same asprune.
     prune back同prune
  3. The company has pruned back its workforce by 20,000 since 1989.
     公司自1989年以来已裁员两万人。

双语例句

• Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit.
  凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。
• The official recipes also suggested grated apples and chopped prunes and dried elderberries to replace the missing dried fruit.
  官方的食谱也建议用苹果碎、碎西梅干和干接骨木果来代替所缺的果脯。
• He who eats too many prunes, sits on potty many moons.
  李子多吃最伤人，害你茅坑月月蹲。
• This is desirable in the case of dried apricots, prunes, and raisins. Apricot and cherry in relationship were near with each other while they were far with plum.
  这对于制备杏子、李子和葡萄干都是非常理想的；杏、樱亲缘关系较近，此二者与李亲缘关系较远。
• Prunes, black cherry, hints of vanilla cocoa.
  洋李干、黑樱桃，以及一丝香草可可的香气。
• As they neared the end of the last aisle, she discovered that had forgotten to pick up a package of prunes.
  当他们快走到最后一个通道的尽头时，妻子发现她忘了拿盒话悔。
• But why did ends our fingers and toes wrinkle like black prunes and not the rest of us?
  但是，为什么手指和脚趾的末端褶皱得像黑色的梅子干，但其它部位则不会如此呢？
• We had stewed prunes for breakfast.
  我们早饭吃炖梅干。
• Prunes can have a purgative effect.
  梅干有通便作用。
• Dried fruits such as prunes, pears, and peaches, are stewed.
  梅干，梨脯，桃脯等干果，都是炖过的。