v.修剪(树木等)( prune的过去式和过去分词 );精简某事物,除去某事物多余的部分;
例句:
The vines, like other plants, need to pruned every year.
葡萄树就像其他的植物一样需要每年来修剪.
With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush.
他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了.
The editor pruned the needles words from the writer's manuscript.
编辑把作者原稿中不必要的字删去了.