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10/20單字筆記

1. prune   VERB   /prun/

原句 : The entire city has been prenning, pruning and planting.

意思 :
a. to remove parts of a tree or plant, for example to make it grow better
b. to get rid of something that you do not need or want, especially in order to reduce the size or cost of something

字源 : 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

例句 :
a. We’ll need to prune back the branches this year.
b. Companies must continually prune costs to stay competitive.

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10/19單字筆記

1. frill   NOUN [countable]   /frɪl/

原句 : Cooper says that customers are paying for fewer frills than they did before the recession hit in 2008.

意思 : a decoration that consists of a long narrow piece of cloth with many small folds in it

字源 : perhaps from Dutch dial. (Brabant) frul ribbon bow, trifle

例句 : The dress had frills around the hem and sleeves.

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