vt.

1. 修剪，修整[（+back）]
   He is pruning his roses.

   他在修剪他的玫瑰花。

2. 剪去，剪除[（+back/away）]
   He pruned every branch that did not bear fruit.

   他把不结果的枝都修剪掉。

3. 删除；削减[（+away/down/off）]
   The budgets of several departments will require pruning.

   好几个部门的预算都要削减。

vi.

1. 整枝；删除；减少
   It is now the best time to prune.

   现在是整枝的最好时节。

n.

1. 梅干，洋李脯[C]
   We had stewed prunes for breakfast.

   我们早饭吃炖梅干。

2. 【俚】乏味的人，讨厌的人；傻瓜[C]
3. 深紫红色[U]

n.

1. a plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.
2. informal a disagreeable person.

v.

1. trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems.
2. remove superfluous or unwanted parts from.

n.