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prune
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural prunes
plural prunes
Learner's definition of PRUNE
[count]
: a dried plum that is often cooked before it is eaten李子脯；西梅干
- stewed prunes炖李子脯
- prune juice西梅汁
2 prune /ˈpruːn/ verb
prunes; pruned; pruning
2 prune
/ˈpruːn/
verb
prunes; pruned; pruning
Learner's definition of PRUNE
[+ object]
1
: to cut off some of the branches of (a tree or bush) so that it will grow better or look better修剪（树枝） — often + back
- She carefully pruned the hedge.她仔细地修剪树篱。
- Those trees need to be pruned every year.那些树每年都需要修剪。
- You should prune back the unwanted branches.你应该把多余的树枝剪掉。
2
: to reduce (something) by removing parts that are not necessary or wanted删减；削减；去除
- The students were asked to prune their essays.学生们被要求删减他们的文章。
- The budget needs to be pruned.预算需要削减。
— pruning
noun [noncount]- The bushes need pruning.这些灌木得修剪了。
Example Sentences
Verb She carefully pruned the hedge. Those trees need to be pruned every year. The students were asked to prune their essays. The budget needs to be pruned.
Recent Examples on the Web
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 May 2022 The 30-year-old includes mint, earth and prune aromas and tastes wispy light and balanced, with flavors of caramel, figs and prunes. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022 In the Willamette Valley, prune from mid-February to early March, when the weather is conducive for the plants to start growing. oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2022 The Bing cherry, of the species Prunus avium, has the medicinal implications of a prune. John Mcphee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022 Rey Gordo is a big, but lovely, balanced dance of a beer; Rey Cuvée is a punch — a massive, smoky, prune-meets-black-licorice aromatic punch. Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2021 On the palate, there are notes of fig, date and prune, along with golden raisin, stone fruit notes of apricot and some peach and tropical fruit notes of melon, mango and a touch of pineapple. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021 The addition of a little water brings out some more pronounced prune and licorice notes on the nose. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 On the nose, there are intense black fruit aromas of plum, black fruit and blackberry, along with some prune. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Meyer said summer is a good time to lightly prune trees and large shrubs to remove suckers — unwanted new growth — and dead branches from trees and large shrubs. Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022 The researchers thought the culprit might be a lack of immune cells in the brain called microglia, which normally prune synapses in the brain. Akila Muthukumar, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022 Oh, and don’t be in a hurry to prune what might be slow to leaf out next spring. oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2021 Aim to prune plants when the suckers are between 2 and 4 inches long. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2022 Games that, say, require you to prune trees to progress. Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 1 May 2022 Anyone with a magnifying mirror and tweezers can recklessly prune their brows, but patiently growing them back? Paige Stables, Allure, 30 June 2022 The best thing to do would be to prune the dead branches off. oregonlive, 29 May 2022 See More
Noun
In particular, raisin, date, fig and prune, along with milk chocolate, marzipan, coffee, honey, orange marmalade. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 May 2022 The 30-year-old includes mint, earth and prune aromas and tastes wispy light and balanced, with flavors of caramel, figs and prunes. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022 In the Willamette Valley, prune from mid-February to early March, when the weather is conducive for the plants to start growing. oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2022 The Bing cherry, of the species Prunus avium, has the medicinal implications of a prune. John Mcphee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022 Rey Gordo is a big, but lovely, balanced dance of a beer; Rey Cuvée is a punch — a massive, smoky, prune-meets-black-licorice aromatic punch. Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2021 On the palate, there are notes of fig, date and prune, along with golden raisin, stone fruit notes of apricot and some peach and tropical fruit notes of melon, mango and a touch of pineapple. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021 The addition of a little water brings out some more pronounced prune and licorice notes on the nose. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 On the nose, there are intense black fruit aromas of plum, black fruit and blackberry, along with some prune. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021 Verb
Do this pruning in winter or in a dry part of late summer or fall; don’t prune in spring or early summer, when the new growth is most susceptible to infection by the spores. Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Meyer said summer is a good time to lightly prune trees and large shrubs to remove suckers — unwanted new growth — and dead branches from trees and large shrubs. Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022 The researchers thought the culprit might be a lack of immune cells in the brain called microglia, which normally prune synapses in the brain. Akila Muthukumar, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022 Oh, and don’t be in a hurry to prune what might be slow to leaf out next spring. oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2021 Aim to prune plants when the suckers are between 2 and 4 inches long. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2022 Games that, say, require you to prune trees to progress. Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 1 May 2022 Anyone with a magnifying mirror and tweezers can recklessly prune their brows, but patiently growing them back? Paige Stables, Allure, 30 June 2022 The best thing to do would be to prune the dead branches off. oregonlive, 29 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, plum, from Latin prunum — more at plum
Verb
Middle English prouynen, probably ultimately from Old French prooignier, alteration of *porrooignier, from por- completely (from Latin pro-) + rooignier to cut, prune, from Vulgar Latin *rotundiare to cut around, from Latin rotundus round — more at pro-, rotund
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of prune was in the 14th century verb
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