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prunen. plum梅子。
stewed prune:
1.dried plums boiled,i.e. bawd,prostitute. (Stewed prunes were a favourite dish in brothels.)煮干梅子；（转指）鸨母，妓女。
△1H .IV.3.3.126 (112): “There’s nomore faith in thee than in a stewed prune，”你的忠实不会比一颗煮干梅子(比喻：妓女)更多。
2. stewed prunes: Prunes were thought to be a curefor venereal disease,and a dish of these stood in thewindow of a brothel as a sign. 煮梅子(妓女吃的东西，象征妓院)。
△2H.IV.2.4.156 (146):“he lives upon mouldystewed prunes and dried cakes.” i. e. Pistol lives onthe left-overs of brothels and pastry-cook shops. 他是靠着发霉的煮梅子和干饼子生活的。
prunevt.
1.(term from falconry,used of a hawk) preen ortrim (its feathers) with the beak,ruffle (its feathers) in pride; (fig.)swell with pride (驯鹰用语，指鹰)用嘴整理或修理（自己的羽毛），高傲地竖起（自己的羽毛）;（比喻人）趾高气扬。
△1H.IV.1. 1. 98: “Which (i.e. Worcester’steaching) makes him prune himself,and bristle up /The crest of youth against your dignity.”这使得波西趾高气扬，并且鼓起年青人的傲劲来反对陛下的尊严。
2. preen; trim,dress up （鸟）整理羽毛；（人）修饰，打扮。
△L.L.L.4. 3. 182(180):“spend a minute’s time/Inpruning me”，费一分钟的时间修饰我自己。
3. lop off superfluous branches,trim with a knife修剪（树枝）。
△As.2.3.63: “But,poor old man,thouprun’st a rotten tree,/ That cannot so much as ablossom yield，”但是，可怜的老人，你是在修剪一株朽烂的树木，它开不出一朵花来。 prune欧洲李(Prunus domestica)蔷薇科(Rosaceae)李属植物。产于南斯拉夫、澳大利亚、智利和南非等地。新梢及叶均有毛茸。一个花芽中通常有1～2朵花，花形大。果肉一般为黄色，易离核。常直接晒成李脯。参见plum条。 prune[pru:n]n.深紫红色，梅脯v.修剪，削减
◇prunes and prism吞吞吐吐，转弯抹角，装腔作势
prune sth.剪去
prune sth. of sth.精简某事物 |