prune, crop, poll, shear, trim
这五个词共同的意思是“修剪”,它们的区别是：
crop指剪去顶部,目的在于加以区分或惩罚; shear指剪匀、剪平(如修剪草坪)以改善其品质; poll指剪枝,目的在于使其生长良好; trim指剪掉多余物以改善其外在形态; prune则既可指剪去外表的多余物,又可指删去内容的无用部分,从形式到内容全面提高其品质。例如:
They will be shearing the meadow next week.他们将在下星期修剪草地。
We polled many trees the day before yesterday.前天,我们给树剪了枝。
Trim off the loose threads.剪掉松开的线头。
They were pruning roses.他们正在修剪玫瑰。
You should prune the speech down; it's too long.你的演讲应该删掉一些,它太长了。
Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.
公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。
辞典例句
Cute Jim sat on the dune eating a prune in June.
可爱的吉姆在六月天坐在沙丘上吃着话梅.
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Rubeus Hagrid: Dry up , Dersley, you great prune.
鲁伯·海格: 少罗嗦,德思礼, 你这个大苯伯.
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If you prune the dead wood away, the tree has a better chance of growth.
如果你把枯枝剪去, 这棵树就会长得更好.
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Prune out any unnecessary details.
把无关紧要的细节统统删掉。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
你必须自己长大, 但是我会修剪你,使你结果子更多.
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Prune your tree sparingly, unless the wood is dead or damaged.
保守地修剪你的果树, 除非枝条已经坏死或者损伤.
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Mother has been trying to prune unnecessary costs from our list.
妈妈正设法削减我们的花费.
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If you stay in that bathtub any longer, you'll shrivel up into a prune.
如果你再呆在水里, 你要皱成一个干果了.
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Walnut trees that grow too large make it inconvenient to prune, spray, and harvest.
生长过大的核桃树,不便于修剪, 喷药和采收.
辞典例句
You should prune the speech down.
你应该将演讲删掉一些.
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Please prune plum trees promptly.
请及时修剪李树.
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When should you prune apple trees?
苹果树应该什么时候剪枝？
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
It is our job to prune the side branches of these trees.
我们的工作就是修剪这些树的侧枝.
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The hedge needs pruning back.
树篱需要修剪了。
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And the lambs must be supervised so they do not prom prune too much.
还必须监督这些羔羊,不能让它们吃掉太多叶子.
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There is no best way to prune.
没有最好的修剪方法。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
We talk talked week about when and how to prune plants.
上周我们谈到了该如何以及何时修剪植物的问题.
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stewed prunes
炖李脯
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
The original version of the text has been pruned quite a bit.
原稿被大幅删节。
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Staff numbers have been pruned back to 175.
员工的数量已精简到175人。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
Their faces prune at the slightest provocation ( James Wolcott )
稍稍一激,他们的脸上就阴云密布 ( 詹姆斯沃尔科特 )
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He used a bill to prune branches off of the tree.
他用钩镰把树上的枝条修剪掉.
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[不可数名词]All roses require annual pruning.
玫瑰都要年年修剪。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
The company is pruning staff in order to reduce costs.
公司正在裁员以减少开支。
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...
如果想让灌木结果，就必须进行修剪。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
He pruned the longer branches off the tree.
他把较长的树枝剪掉了。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
The roses need pruning.
玫瑰需要修枝了。
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The company would benefit from a little pruning here and there.
公司如能处处精简一点，必将获益。
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