搜尋結果
cull
- IPA[kʌl]
英式
- reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter;send (an inferior or surplus farm animal) to be slaughtered
- a selective slaughter of animals;an inferior or surplus livestock animal selected for culling
verb: cull, 3rd person present: culls, gerund or present participle: culling, past tense: culled, past participle: culled
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter he sees culling deer as a necessity 同義詞
- ▪ send (an inferior or surplus farm animal) to be slaughtered unproductive animals can be identified and culled
- 2. select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history 同義詞
- ▪ archaic pick (flowers or fruit) though they may have cleared the weeds, they have also culled the flowers
名詞
- 1. a selective slaughter of animals fishermen are to campaign for a seal cull
- ▪ an inferior or surplus livestock animal selected for culling he keeps his female calves and sells only male calves and herd culls a cull cow