Perhaps it was too prudish.

She is sexually not so much chaste as prudish.

她在两性关系方面不太守节,只不过是表面正经而已.

The company would benefit from a little pruning here and there.

公司如能处处精简一点，必将获益。

The roses need pruning.

玫瑰需要修枝了。

He pruned the longer branches off the tree.

他把较长的树枝剪掉了。

You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...

如果想让灌木结果，就必须进行修剪。

The company is pruning staff in order to reduce costs.

公司正在裁员以减少开支。

[不可数名词]All roses require annual pruning.

玫瑰都要年年修剪。

He used a bill to prune branches off of the tree.

他用钩镰把树上的枝条修剪掉.

Their faces prune at the slightest provocation ( James Wolcott )

稍稍一激,他们的脸上就阴云密布 ( 詹姆斯沃尔科特 )

Staff numbers have been pruned back to 175.

员工的数量已精简到175人。

The original version of the text has been pruned quite a bit.

原稿被大幅删节。

stewed prunes

炖李脯

We talk talked week about when and how to prune plants.

上周我们谈到了该如何以及何时修剪植物的问题.

There is no best way to prune.

没有最好的修剪方法。

And the lambs must be supervised so they do not prom prune too much.

还必须监督这些羔羊,不能让它们吃掉太多叶子.

The hedge needs pruning back.

树篱需要修剪了。

It is our job to prune the side branches of these trees.

我们的工作就是修剪这些树的侧枝.

When should you prune apple trees?

苹果树应该什么时候剪枝？

Please prune plum trees promptly.

请及时修剪李树.

You should prune the speech down.

你应该将演讲删掉一些.