In writing an essay one must do a lot of pruning.

写文章要下一番剪裁的工夫.

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A sapling needs pruning, a child discipline.

小树要砍, 小孩要管.

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Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.

公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。

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Cropping every year may be possible by judicious pruning and management.

用合理的修剪和管理措施可能连年收获.

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Pruning , by removing part of the top , alters this ratio.

修剪通过剪除部分树冠而改变根冠比.

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He scratched his hands badly while pruning the rosebushes.

他修剪玫瑰时双手刮伤得很厉害.

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He is pruning his roses.

他在修剪他的玫瑰花.

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Wounds frequently occur as a result of pruning.

修剪往往造成损伤.

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Pruning increases the vigor of a plant.

整枝能使植物更加茁壮地生长.

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The budgets of several departments will require pruning.

好几个部门的预算都要削减.

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She has been pruning the roses.

她一直在修剪玫瑰.

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Summer pruning devitalises the tree on an extent and consequently reduces excessive vigour.

夏剪能在一定程度上减弱植株的生命力,从而削弱过分的生长势.

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Careful pruning at the right time is the secret of success with roses.

养玫瑰花的秘诀就是适时细心修剪.

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Some orchardists have tried to control crown - shape by pruning, disbudding and branch - bending to circumvent the problem.

有些种子园工作者曾试用修剪 、 摘芽,弯枝等办法来控制冠形以解决这个问题.

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Pruning and training are cultural practices which alter the natural development of the tree.

修剪和整形是改变植株自然生长的技术措施.

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