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幹梅子,梅幹,深紫紅色,傻瓜修剪,砍掉,刪除刪除,刪節

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Prune \Prune\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pruned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Pruning}.] [OE. proine, probably fr. F. provigner to lay
   down vine stocks for propagation; hence, probably, the
   meaning, to cut away superfluous shoots. See {Provine}.]
   1. To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or
      shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or
      smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune
      an essay. --Thackeray.

            Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be
            pruned and reformed.                  --Bacon.

            Our delightful task To prune these growing plants,
            and tend these flowers.               --Milton.

   2. To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.

            Horace will our superfluous branches prune.
                                                  --Waller.

   3. To preen; to prepare; to dress. --Spenser.

            His royal bird Prunes the immortal wing and cloys
            his beak.                             --Shak.

Prune \Prune\, v. i.
   To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.
   --Dryden.

Prune \Prune\, n. [F. prune, from L. prunum a plum. See {Plum}.]
   A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or
   Turkish prunes; California prunes.

   {German prune} (Bot.), a large dark purple plum, of oval
      shape, often one-sided. It is much used for preserving,
      either dried or in sirup.

   {Prune tree}. (Bot.)
   (a) A tree of the genus {Prunus} ({P. domestica}), which
       produces prunes.
   (b) The West Indian tree, {Prunus occidentalis}.

   {South African prune} (Bot.), the edible fruit of a
      sapindaceous tree ({Pappea Capensis}).

資料來源 : WordNet®

prune
     n : dried plum

prune
     v 1: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
          plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {trim},
           {lop}, {dress}, {cut back}]
     2: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose
        weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: {cut}, {rationalize},
         {rationalise}]