Word · Frequency #11960
prune
西梅干；李子干
the dried, wrinkled fruit of a type of plum
- 1.
The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
某些李属植物的干皱果实
- 2.
Something wrinkly like a prune.
像西梅干一样皱缩的东西
皱巴巴的人（或物）；某些李属植物的干皱果实；像西梅干一样皱缩的东西；洋李；李子干
In use
I ate a prune for a healthy snack.
She added some prunes to the oatmeal for sweetness.
Prune juice is known to help with digestion.
a [adj] prune
prune 是可数名词，可用形容词修饰。
a dried prune
一个干李子
have/eat a prune
常用动词 have 或 eat 搭配。
I had a prune for a snack.
我吃了一个李子干当零食。
prune [noun]
prune 可作定语修饰名词，表示原料或种类。
prune juice
李子汁
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- prune juice
- 西梅汁
- A glass of warm prune juice can help with constipation.一杯温热的西梅汁有助于缓解便秘。
- dried prunes
- 西梅干；李子干
- Dried prunes make a sweet and chewy snack.西梅干是一种又甜又有嚼劲的零食。
- stewed prunes
- 炖西梅（西梅干加糖炖煮的甜品）
- My grandmother served stewed prunes with porridge for breakfast.我祖母早餐时端上炖西梅配粥。
- prune puree
- 西梅泥
- You can use prune puree to replace some of the butter in the cake.你可以用西梅泥代替蛋糕里的一部分黄油。
- look like a prune
- 看起来皱巴巴的（像西梅干一样）
- After being in the pool so long, my hand looked like a prune.在游泳池里泡了那么久，我的手皱巴巴的，像西梅干一样。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 prune 看成 p + rune + e：皱巴巴的西梅干表皮像刻满如尼文（rune），一看到 rune 就想到那股皱纹。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：食品与烹饪、超市购物、日常闲聊中形容外表 prune 作名词时，本义“西梅干/李子干”属于中性常用词，多用于食品、烹饪或购物等场景；比喻义“皱巴巴的人/物”较口语化，常见于非正式交谈。通常根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常以复数形式出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rune, June, tune, and dune rhyme with prune and share the same '-une' spelling. Soon and moon also rhyme with prune but use '-oon' instead. Beware lookalikes such as 'prone' (/proʊn/) and 'run' (/rʌn/), which look similar but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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