"pruning" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 修剪

Definition

修剪是指剪去植物枯死或生長過度的枝條，幫助植物更健康地生長。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於園藝、農業，特指在植物上動刀剪除部分枝幹，常見搭配有“修剪剪刀”。也可用於比喻去除多餘內容。與“修整”（主要指形狀整理）不同。

Examples

Pruning helps plants grow strong and healthy.

**修剪**有助於植物健康強壯地生長。

Gardeners use special tools for pruning branches.

園丁用專門的工具來**修剪**樹枝。

Winter is the best time for pruning apple trees.

冬天是**修剪**蘋果樹的最佳時機。

After some careful pruning, my rose bushes finally started blooming again.

經過仔細的**修剪**，我的玫瑰終於又開花了。

He compared editing his novel to pruning a tree—cutting away what isn't needed.

他把編輯小說比作**修剪**樹木——剪去不需要的部分。

Too much pruning can actually harm the plant, so be careful.

過多的**修剪**可能會傷害植物，所以要謹慎。