a plum preserved by drying and having a black,wrinkled appearance
李干,李子脯
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stewed prunes .煨李干。
〈非正式〉 讨厌的人,乏味的人
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he was a good leader,but a right miserable old prune .他是个好领导,但却是个不讨人喜欢的老可怜虫。
trim (a tree,shrub,or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems,especially to increase fruitfulness and growth
修剪,修整(树,灌木丛)。
cut away (a branch or stem) in this way
修整(枝条)
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prune back the branches .整枝。
reduce the extent of (something) by removing superfluous or unwanted parts
删除,除去,削减
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the cabinet is zealous to prune expenditure .内阁热衷于削减支出。
remove (superfluous or unwanted parts) from something
从…中删除(浮夸或多余部分)
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Eliot deliberately pruned away details .埃利奥特有意删去了细节。
an instance of trimming a tree,shrub,or bush
(树枝、灌木丛等的)修剪,修整。
"Middle English: from Old French,via Latin from Greek