1. | 修剪树枝；打杈to cut off some of the branches from a tree, bush, etc. so that it will grow better and stronger |
When should you prune apple trees? 苹果树应该什么时候剪枝？ | |
He pruned the longer branches off the tree. 他把较长的树枝剪掉了。 | |
The hedge needs pruning back. 树篱需要修剪了。 |
2. | ~ sth (back) 裁减；削减；精简to make sth smaller by removing parts; to cut out parts of sth |
Staff numbers have been pruned back to 175. 员工的数量已精简到 175 人。 | |
Prune out any unnecessary details. 把无关紧要的细节统统删掉。 |
