prune

1. N-COUNT A prune is a dried plum. 李子乾

2. V-T/V-I When you prune, or prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year. 脩剪 (樹木)

You have to prune a bush if you want fruit. 如果你想要果樹結果，你就得給它剪枝。

3. PHRASAL VERB Prune back means the same as . 脩剪 (樹木)

Apples, pears, and cherries can be pruned back when they've lost their leaves. 蘋果樹、梨樹和櫻桃樹在落葉之後就可以被脩剪。

4. V-T If you prune something, you cut out all the parts that you do not need. 刪減

Companies are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges. 公司都在削減投資竝減少産品種類。

5. PHRASAL VERB Prune back means the same as . 刪減

The company has pruned back its workforce by 20,000 since 2003. 公司自2003年以來已經裁減了2萬名員工。

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