Word · Frequency #11960
pruned
修剪
pruned is the past of prune.
to trim a tree or shrub by cutting off excess branches, especially to keep it healthy or productive
- 1.
To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
修剪树木或灌木的多余部分；整枝,尤指使其更健康或丰产
- 2.
To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).
删减或缩短(通过去除不必要部分)
- 3.
To remove (something unnecessary) for the sake of cutting down or shortening that which it was previously part of.
去除(不必要之物)以缩减其所属之物
- 4.
To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
从树形数据结构中移除不必要的分支
删减；削减；删除；剪枝；修剪树木或灌木的多余部分；整枝,尤指使其更健康或丰产；删减或缩短(通过去除不必要部分)；去除(不必要之物)以缩减其所属之物
In use
I need to prune the overgrown rose bushes in the garden.
She pruned the dead branches from the apple tree yesterday.
The editor pruned the lengthy article to fit the page limit.
prune sth
直接跟被修剪的对象。
She pruned the rose bushes.
她修剪了玫瑰丛。
prune sth from sth
表示从某物中移除不需要的部分。
He pruned the dead leaves from the plant.
他从植物上剪掉了枯叶。
prune sth back
强调剪短以控制生长。
You should prune back the overgrown vines.
你应该把过度生长的藤蔓剪短。
Connections
Collocations
- prune trees
- 修剪树木
- We prune the trees in early spring.我们早春修剪树木。
- prune away
- 剪掉；删去
- Prune away the dead branches.剪掉枯枝。
- prune back
- 削减；精简
- The company pruned back its workforce.公司裁减了员工。
- prune costs
- 削减成本
- We need to prune costs this year.今年我们需要削减成本。
- prune the list
- 精简名单
- Could you prune the list of guests?你能精简一下客人名单吗？
- prune dead wood
- 裁减冗员
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：pru:n 像“普润”——普遍修剪枯枝，树木更滋润健康；也指删减多余内容。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：园艺修剪、文字编辑删减、预算或项目削减 该词在园艺中最为常见，也可用于写作、预算等抽象对象的删减；正式和口语场合都可用，通常不带明显文体色彩。
Grammar Note
prune 既可用作及物动词（修剪、删除），也可用作不及物动词（删节）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 prune /pruːn/ 押韵的词有 June /dʒuːn/、tune /tuːn/、dune /duːn/、rune /ruːn/。注意拼写相似的 prone /proʊn/ 和 prude /pruːd/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
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。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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