1·Can you tell me whether it is a good thing to prune an apple tree?
你能否告诉我，修剪苹果树是不是件好事？
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·You have to prune a bush if you want fruit.
如果你想要果树结果，你就得给它剪枝。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·You can use this command to prune a Windows-based installation image such that the image doesn't include certain features.
这个命令可以修改基于 Windows 的安装映像，使它不包含某些特性。
4·Every component is a possible source of work and trouble and a drain of processor cycles, disk space, and time; prune anything you can.
每个组件都可能增加管理员的工作量，可能出现问题，会占用处理器周期、磁盘空间和时间；应该尽可能去除不必要的东西。
5·We prune and train to achieve and maintain a form of tree which is desirable for easy maintenance, high yields and good fruit quality.
通过修剪和整形，我们得以建成一个高产优质便于管理的理想树形。
6·The web clipper component lets you prune a Web page by specifying regular expressions that match the contained HTML and selectively show only certain portions.
但是如果使用 web clipper 组件，则可以通过指定与包含的 HTML 匹配的正则表达式，对 Web 页面进行裁剪，选择性地显示某些部分。
7·Japan's traditional, female - dominated art of flower arranging is returning to its masculine roots, for an entirely modern reason: it's become a way for male employees to prune away their stress.
日本女性主导的传统插花艺术如今正向其男性源头回归。而其回归的原因则十分“现代”：插花成为男性排解工作压力的一种方式。
8·For example, it's useful to have a cron-based script that works with Log4J to monitor the disk space and prune or clean the logs if the disk space is low.
例如，有一个与Log4J一起工作的基于cron的脚本是有用的，它能监测磁盘的空间并在它变小的时候删除或者或清空日志。
9·The cache will store items for a fixed time and will spin a thread to prune the items as needed, as shown in Figure 2.
高速缓存将这些对象存储一个固定时间并将旋转一个线程来在需要时清除这些项，如图2所示。
10·Targets should make allowances for big economic shocks: strict budget rules that require measures to prune deficits in a downturn risk further weakening the economy.
目标应该是顾及到大的经济震荡：严格的预算规则要求在衰退的风险进一步削弱经济时采取措施以削减赤字。