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pruner

/proon/US // prun //UK // (pruːn) //

修剪者,修剪器,修剪机,剪枝机

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
    • : such a plum when dried.
    • : any plum.

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Examples

  • On the afternoon of July 15, the grape vine on the wall near my window was being attended to by the pruner.

  • I prune my trees in June when they are large, so as to let in light and sun; I use a tree pruner; think it pays.

  • He usually managed to give the vines in my neighborhood extra attention—like Garibaldi, he was a confirmed pruner.

  • Van Beneden and Pruner-Bey, who are both great authorities on the subject of anthropology.

  • Pruner Bey describes it as "ammoniacal and rancid; it is like the odor of the he-goat."