pruning

• 名词，指修剪或去除植物部分的行为，也指修剪下来的枝叶等材料。

A noun referring to the act of trimming or cutting away parts of a plant, or to the material that has been removed during such trimming.

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1. Trimmed plant materialB2formal

   The parts of a plant, such as branches or leaves, that have been cut off during trimming.

   修剪下来的枝叶

   • The gardener collected the pruning from the rose bushes.
   • We used the pruning as mulch for the garden.
   • The pile of pruning was left to decompose naturally.

2. Act of trimmingB1formal

   The process of cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems to encourage healthy growth.

   修剪

   • Pruning is essential for the health of fruit trees.
   • She learned the art of pruning from her grandfather.
   • Regular pruning helps maintain the shape of the hedge.

   同义词clippingcuttingthinningtrimming

• 指修剪或去除植物枯死或过于茂盛的枝叶，也比喻删减或去除事物中多余、不必要的部分。

A verb used to indicate the act of trimming or cutting away dead or overgrown branches from a plant, or metaphorically, to reduce or remove unnecessary parts from something.

1. Trim or cut back plantsB1formal

   To cut away dead or overgrown branches or stems to encourage healthy growth.

   修剪

   • She pruned the rose bushes in the garden.
   • He prunes the apple trees every spring.
   • The gardener pruned the hedge to keep it neat.

   同义词clipcropcut backlopshearsnipthintrim

   反义词cultivategrownurture

2. Remove unnecessary partsB2formal

   To reduce something by removing parts that are not needed or wanted.

   削减

   • The editor pruned the article to make it shorter.
   • We need to prune the budget by cutting unnecessary expenses.
   • He pruned the list of candidates to only the most qualified.

   同义词clipcurtailcutcut backlopparereduceshortentrimtrim down

   反义词augmentenlargeexpandextendincrease