| 单词 | pruning |
| 释义 | pruning (once / 4041 pages) n WORD FAMILY pruning: prunings+/prune: pruned, pruner, prunes, pruning/pruner: pruners USAGE EXAMPLESFetch a branch from the garden; apple tree prunings and stems of Japanese quince work well, but anything will do. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) This type of pruning also happens during adolescence. Time(Dec 21, 2016) The pruning in the occipital lobe, at the back of the brain, tapers off by age 20. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1n the act of trimming a plant Hyper clipping, trim, trimming cutting down to the desired size or shape 2n something that has been pruned off of a plant Hyper cutting a piece cut off from the main part of something |
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