Prune

(noun.) dried plum.

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• But if I thought my life was going to be like it--Prune,' she caught Gudrun's arm, 'I should run. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Hermione herself wore a dress of prune-coloured silk, with coral beads and coral coloured stockings. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes, and prism are all very good words for the lips: especially prunes and prism. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Here it seemed to Little Dorrit that a change came over the Marshalsea spirit of their society, and that Prunes and Prism got the upper hand. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Another modification of Prunes and Prism insinuated itself on Little Dorrit's notice very shortly after their arrival. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• And yet not so well as with a pruning-hook made for the purpose? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The adults stood aloft upon their toes and their mighty tails, their talons pruning every available leaf and twig. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• So much has religion done for me; turning the original materials to the best account; pruning and training nature. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• May we not say that this is the end of a pruning-hook? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Only by pruning out of these rotten branches can the tree remain healthy and grow. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Under pretence of pruning off the exuberant branches, he would be apt to destroy the tree. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.

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