cull
美[kʌl] 英[kʌl]
v. 拣选;剔除
n. 剔除
英英释义
Noun- the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Verb- remove something that has been rejected;
"cull the sick members of the herd"
- look for and gather;
"pick mushrooms" "pick flowers"
例句
用作动词(v.)- The information is culled from various reference books.这份资料是从各种参考书中摘出的。
- Each autumn, the villagers will cull the sick members of the herd.每年秋天,村民们都要挑出畜群里的病弱杀掉。
- It is usually good practice to cull the poorest prior to field planting.通常在实践上的好方法是在出圃栽植前挑出最弱的苗木。
用作名词(n.)- A seal cut is forbidden.捕杀海豹是禁止的。
- That cut is part of the expected fourth-quarter cull.这是预期中的第四季度裁员计划的一部分。