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    cull

    • IPA[kəl]

    美式

    • v.
      select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources；reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter
    • n.
      a selective slaughter of wild animals；an inferior or surplus livestock animal selected for killing

    • verb: cull, 3rd person present: culls, gerund or present participle: culling, past tense: culled, past participle: culled

    • noun: cull, plural noun: culls

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    動詞

    • 1. select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history 同義詞 select, choose, pick, take, obtain, ... 更多
    • ▪ reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter he sees culling deer as a necessity 同義詞 slaughter, kill, destroy, reduce the numbers of, thin out the population of
    • ▪ send (an inferior or surplus animal on a farm) to be slaughtered.
    • ▪ pick (flowers or fruit) though they may have cleared the weeds, they have also culled the flowers

    名詞

    • 1. a selective slaughter of wild animals fishermen are to campaign for a seal cull
    • ▪ an inferior or surplus livestock animal selected for killing a cull cow

    culled

    • adj.
      (of an animal) selectively slaughtered: compensation paid for pedigree culled stock

    Oxford Dictionary

    culled

    • adj.
      (of an animal) selectively slaughtered: compensation paid for pedigree culled stock

    Oxford American Dictionary

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    cull

    • IPA[kʌl]

    英式

    • v.
      reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter: he sees culling deer as a necessity
    • n.
      a selective slaughter of animals: fishermen are to campaign for a seal cull

    Oxford Dictionary